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Page 153
... to delineate its structural configuration . He also explored the star depths , which occupy the in- finitude of space by which we are surrounded , and made many wonderful discoveries , which testify to his ability THE STARRY HEAVENS 153.
... to delineate its structural configuration . He also explored the star depths , which occupy the in- finitude of space by which we are surrounded , and made many wonderful discoveries , which testify to his ability THE STARRY HEAVENS 153.
Page 174
... surrounded lead us to consider the isolated position of the solar system in space . A pinnacle of rock , or forsaken raft floating in mid- ocean , is not more distant from the shore than is the Sun from his nearest neighbours . The ...
... surrounded lead us to consider the isolated position of the solar system in space . A pinnacle of rock , or forsaken raft floating in mid- ocean , is not more distant from the shore than is the Sun from his nearest neighbours . The ...
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... surrounded . The richest galactic regions in the Northern Hemisphere are found in Perseus , Cygnus , and Aquila . Night after night could be spent in sweeping the telescope over fields where the stars can be seen in amazing profusion ...
... surrounded . The richest galactic regions in the Northern Hemisphere are found in Perseus , Cygnus , and Aquila . Night after night could be spent in sweeping the telescope over fields where the stars can be seen in amazing profusion ...
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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