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Page 48
... period of time they reappeared , and were observed to go through a certain cycle of changes . By the application of increased telescopic power it was discovered that the appendages were not of a rounded form , but appeared as two small ...
... period of time they reappeared , and were observed to go through a certain cycle of changes . By the application of increased telescopic power it was discovered that the appendages were not of a rounded form , but appeared as two small ...
Page 248
... period of existence , the photospheric matter overwhelms the penumbra , and rushes into the umbra , which it obliterates , causing the spot to disappear . The duration of sun - spots is subject to considerable variation ; some last for ...
... period of existence , the photospheric matter overwhelms the penumbra , and rushes into the umbra , which it obliterates , causing the spot to disappear . The duration of sun - spots is subject to considerable variation ; some last for ...
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... period it is an even- ing star . The planet attains its greatest brilliancy at an elongation 40 ° west or east of the Sun - five weeks before and after inferior conjunction . It is at these periods , when at its greatest brilliancy ...
... period it is an even- ing star . The planet attains its greatest brilliancy at an elongation 40 ° west or east of the Sun - five weeks before and after inferior conjunction . It is at these periods , when at its greatest brilliancy ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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