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... - SpeCTROSCOPE Book IV . THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 12. THE SUN · PAGE 73 86 3 94 13. THE MOON AND PLANETS - 14. COMETS AND METEORS 107 120 15. THE STARS AND NEBULĘ - n 125 INDEX 147 PREFACE An attempt has been made in these pages to vi CONTENTS.
... - SpeCTROSCOPE Book IV . THE PHYSICAL PERIOD 12. THE SUN · PAGE 73 86 3 94 13. THE MOON AND PLANETS - 14. COMETS AND METEORS 107 120 15. THE STARS AND NEBULĘ - n 125 INDEX 147 PREFACE An attempt has been made in these pages to vi CONTENTS.
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... of sun spots ; while De la Rue , Loewy , and Balfour Stewart ' thought they found a connection between sun - spot displays and the planetary ' Trans . R. S. E. , xxiii . 1864 , p . 499 , On Sun Spots , etc. , by B. Stewart . Also Trans ...
... of sun spots ; while De la Rue , Loewy , and Balfour Stewart ' thought they found a connection between sun - spot displays and the planetary ' Trans . R. S. E. , xxiii . 1864 , p . 499 , On Sun Spots , etc. , by B. Stewart . Also Trans ...
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... the sun too . It must have been difficult to believe that at midday the stars are shining as brightly in the blue sky as they do at night . It must have been difficult to explain how the sun , having set in the west , could get back to ...
... the sun too . It must have been difficult to believe that at midday the stars are shining as brightly in the blue sky as they do at night . It must have been difficult to explain how the sun , having set in the west , could get back to ...
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... the sun and moon , and of the motions of the planets among the stars , became later the highest goal in astronomy . To not one of the above important steps in the progress of astronomy can we assign the author with certainty . Probably ...
... the sun and moon , and of the motions of the planets among the stars , became later the highest goal in astronomy . To not one of the above important steps in the progress of astronomy can we assign the author with certainty . Probably ...
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... the sun and moon were in conjunction . This is discussed by Father Martin ( MSS . of De Lisle ) ; also by M. Desvig- nolles ( Mem . Acad . Berlin , vol . iii . , p . 193 ) , and by M. Kirsch ( ditto , vol . v . , p . 19 ) , who both ...
... the sun and moon were in conjunction . This is discussed by Father Martin ( MSS . of De Lisle ) ; also by M. Desvig- nolles ( Mem . Acad . Berlin , vol . iii . , p . 193 ) , and by M. Kirsch ( ditto , vol . v . , p . 19 ) , who both ...
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