The Orbs Around Us: A Series of Familiar Essays on the Moon and Planets, Meteors and Comets, the Sun and Coloured Pairs of SunsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 337 páginas |
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... A SERIES OF FAMILIAR ESSAYS ON THE MOON AND PLANETS. Henschel Cont Dawe Pimps Island jacob Island Strait Delarue Ocean Madler Secchr DAWES Forked Bay Dawes Con Delambre Sea Laplace Lana Laplace Land CHART OF MARS ON MERCATOR'S PROJECTION .
... A SERIES OF FAMILIAR ESSAYS ON THE MOON AND PLANETS. Henschel Cont Dawe Pimps Island jacob Island Strait Delarue Ocean Madler Secchr DAWES Forked Bay Dawes Con Delambre Sea Laplace Lana Laplace Land CHART OF MARS ON MERCATOR'S PROJECTION .
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A Series of Familiar Essays on the Moon and Planets, Meteors and Comets, the Sun and Coloured Pairs of Suns Richard ... PLANET OF WAR 104 A MINIATURE SUN 123 SHOOTING STARS , METEORS , AND AËROLITES 145 METEORS AND METEOR SYSTEMS . 172 ...
A Series of Familiar Essays on the Moon and Planets, Meteors and Comets, the Sun and Coloured Pairs of Suns Richard ... PLANET OF WAR 104 A MINIATURE SUN 123 SHOOTING STARS , METEORS , AND AËROLITES 145 METEORS AND METEOR SYSTEMS . 172 ...
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... planetary matter at their centre . ' In expressing the opinion that astronomers could never obtain any certain ... planets may resemble that of our own earth ; but he was compelled to acknowledge that his views could never be established ...
... planetary matter at their centre . ' In expressing the opinion that astronomers could never obtain any certain ... planets may resemble that of our own earth ; but he was compelled to acknowledge that his views could never be established ...
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... planets . As the planets are opaque , we cannot tell what elements exist in their substance ; but when we know that the great centre of our system is formed of the elements which constitute our own earth , we are justified in accepting ...
... planets . As the planets are opaque , we cannot tell what elements exist in their substance ; but when we know that the great centre of our system is formed of the elements which constitute our own earth , we are justified in accepting ...
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... planetary family . Another argument on which Dr. Whewell laid great stress was founded on the doubt whether any planet has an atmosphere resembling that of our own earth . Astronomers had been led to suspect that most of the planets ...
... planetary family . Another argument on which Dr. Whewell laid great stress was founded on the doubt whether any planet has an atmosphere resembling that of our own earth . Astronomers had been led to suspect that most of the planets ...
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Admiral Smyth aërolites Aldebaran analysis appear astronomers belts bodies bright lines celestial circumstances cloud colour comet constitution corona corresponding dark lines Dawes disc distance double stars doubt earth earth's atmosphere eclipse enormous envelope eruption evidence exist fact favour Fraser's Magazine Fraunhofer lines gamut globe heat heat-rays height Huggins hydrogen inhabitants Jacob Island Jupiter less light lunar Mars masses matter meteor systems meteorites miles per second millions of miles moon moon's motion observed Ocean orbit pass peculiarity phenomena photosphere planet planetary portion present Professor Tyndall prominences question radiations rays recognised reflector regarded regions remarkable researches resembling respecting Saturn Secchi seems seen shining shooting-stars sidereal solar appendage solar atmosphere solar spectrum solar system sound space spectra spectroscope spots STAR ATLAS sun's supposed surface tail telescope terrestrial theory tion Uranus vapour velocity Venus visible worlds zodiacal light zone
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Página 337 - The Orbs Around Us; a Series of Familiar Essays on the Moon and Planets, Meteors and Comets, the Sun and Coloured Pairs of Suns.
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Página 26 - It would require no inordinate thickening of the layer of vapor to double this absorption ; and it is perfectly evident that, with a protecting envelope of this kind, permitting the heat to enter but preventing its escape, a comfortable temperature might be obtained on the surface of our most distant planet.
Página 148 - Moharrem, (1202 of our era, and on the igth of October,) the stars appeared like waves upon the sky, towards the east and west ; they flew about like grasshoppers, and were dispersed from left to right; this lasted till daybreak; the people were alarmed.