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... nebular hypothesis . " While many were talking and guessing , a giant mind was needed at this stage to make things clear . 7. Sir Isaac Newton - Law of Universal Gravitation . We now reach the period which is the culminating point of ...
... nebular hypothesis . " While many were talking and guessing , a giant mind was needed at this stage to make things clear . 7. Sir Isaac Newton - Law of Universal Gravitation . We now reach the period which is the culminating point of ...
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... tenth , showing the principal nebular band in 1R . S. E. Trans . , vol . xxvii . In 1901 Dr. Anderson discovered Nova Persei . 2 Astr . Nach . , No. 3,079 . its spectrum , and no sign of approach or recession K 2 THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 137.
... tenth , showing the principal nebular band in 1R . S. E. Trans . , vol . xxvii . In 1901 Dr. Anderson discovered Nova Persei . 2 Astr . Nach . , No. 3,079 . its spectrum , and no sign of approach or recession K 2 THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 137.
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... nebula , cooled down , and rushed through another part of the nebula , rendering the nebular gas more luminous than itself . I Since 1892 one Nova after another has shown a spectrum as described above , like a meteor rushing towards us ...
... nebula , cooled down , and rushed through another part of the nebula , rendering the nebular gas more luminous than itself . I Since 1892 one Nova after another has shown a spectrum as described above , like a meteor rushing towards us ...
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... Nebula and Star - clusters . — Our knowledge of nebulæ really dates from the time of W. Herschel . In his great sweeps of the heavens with his giant telescopes he opened in this direction a new branch of astronomy . At one time he held ...
... Nebula and Star - clusters . — Our knowledge of nebulæ really dates from the time of W. Herschel . In his great sweeps of the heavens with his giant telescopes he opened in this direction a new branch of astronomy . At one time he held ...
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... nebula after another was resolved into a cluster of minute stars . At that time the opinion gained ground that with increase of telescopic power this would prove to be the case with all nebulæ . In 1864 all doubt was dispelled by ...
... nebula after another was resolved into a cluster of minute stars . At that time the opinion gained ground that with increase of telescopic power this would prove to be the case with all nebulæ . In 1864 all doubt was dispelled by ...
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