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... resemble . In a few instances there does exist a similitude to the object after which a constellation is called ; this ... resembling a coronet , and in the constellations of the Dolphin and Scorpion , where the stars are so distributed ...
... resemble . In a few instances there does exist a similitude to the object after which a constellation is called ; this ... resembling a coronet , and in the constellations of the Dolphin and Scorpion , where the stars are so distributed ...
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... resemble a ' heap of golden sand . ' Some clusters are situated at such a profound distance in space that it is impossible with the most powerful of telescopes to define their stellar ... resembling in appearance THE STARRY HEAVENS 215.
... resemble a ' heap of golden sand . ' Some clusters are situated at such a profound distance in space that it is impossible with the most powerful of telescopes to define their stellar ... resembling in appearance THE STARRY HEAVENS 215.
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... resembling that of Andromeda , but on a much smaller scale . It possesses a nucleus , and on the photographic plate ... resembles the coiled mainspring of a watch . PLANETARY NEBULE . - These have been so named on account of the ...
... resembling that of Andromeda , but on a much smaller scale . It possesses a nucleus , and on the photographic plate ... resembles the coiled mainspring of a watch . PLANETARY NEBULE . - These have been so named on account of the ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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