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Page 29
... superstition may run through the character of the noblest man . However , as John- son says , a mass of metal may be gold , though there be in it a little vein of tin . as professor in the University , drew his attention to HISTORY . 29.
... superstition may run through the character of the noblest man . However , as John- son says , a mass of metal may be gold , though there be in it a little vein of tin . as professor in the University , drew his attention to HISTORY . 29.
Page 49
... mass is 674 times that of all the rest of the solar system . Its weight may be expressed in tons thus , 1,910,278,070,000,000,000,000,000,000 , or Fig . 4 . limb Edge of the Sun Moon ! Orbit • Earth of the Moon a number which is ...
... mass is 674 times that of all the rest of the solar system . Its weight may be expressed in tons thus , 1,910,278,070,000,000,000,000,000,000 , or Fig . 4 . limb Edge of the Sun Moon ! Orbit • Earth of the Moon a number which is ...
Page 60
... masses , imperfectly separated by dark dots called pores . These masses are said by Mr. Nasmyth to have a " willow -. 60 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... masses , imperfectly separated by dark dots called pores . These masses are said by Mr. Nasmyth to have a " willow -. 60 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 61
... masses , " " things twice as long as broad , " " granules , " etc. The ac- companying cut represents the willow - leafed struc- ture of the luminous surface , and also the " bridges " Fig . 12 . WILLOW - LEAF . spanning the solar spot ...
... masses , " " things twice as long as broad , " " granules , " etc. The ac- companying cut represents the willow - leafed struc- ture of the luminous surface , and also the " bridges " Fig . 12 . WILLOW - LEAF . spanning the solar spot ...
Page 93
... mass of the sun . The reason of this is , that the body is brought nearer the mass of the small planet , and so feels its attraction more fully than when far out upon the extreme circumference of a large body , — the attraction ...
... mass of the sun . The reason of this is , that the body is brought nearer the mass of the small planet , and so feels its attraction more fully than when far out upon the extreme circumference of a large body , — the attraction ...
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