...due to the surrounding nebulae. This object was first described by Huyghens in 1659, as follows : " There is one phenomenon among the fixed stars worthy...sky, through which a brighter region was visible."* FIo. 104 The great uebnla of Orion, ns drawn bv Tronvelot with the twenty-eix-inch Washington telescope....

...viewing the middle one of these with the telescope, instead of a single star, THE STELLAR VNIVERSE. twelve showed themselves (a not uncommon circumstance)....sky, through which a brighter region was visible."* Via. 104.— The great nebula of Orion, as drawn by Truuvclut with the twcnt y-six-iui'h Washington...

...except with large telescopes. In the sword of Orion are three stars quite close together. In 1666, as I chanced to be viewing the middle one of these...sky, through which a brighter region was visible."* FIG. 104 The great nebula of Orion, as drawn by Troovelot with the tweuly-s:x-inch Washington telescope....

...phenomenon among the fixed stars worthy of mention, which, so far as I know, has hitherto been Fig. 442. noticed by no one, and indeed cannot be well observed...sky, through which a brighter region was visible." The representation of this nebula in Fig. 441 is from a drawing made by Bond. In brilliancy and variety...

...1659, as follows : " There is one phenomenon among the fixed stars worthy of mention which, so fur as I know, has hitherto been noticed by no one, and...far brighter than the rest of the heavens, which was entirety clear, and appeared quite black, the effect being that of an opening in the sky, through which...

...viewing the middle one of these with the telescope, instead of a single star, I THE STELLAR UNIVERSE. twelve showed themselves (a not uncommon circumstance)....each other, and, with four others, shone through a nehula, so that the space around them seemed far brighter than the rest of the heavens, which was entirely...

...middle one of these with the telescope, instead of a single star. THE STELLAK VX1VERSE. twelve sliowed themselves (a, not uncommon circumstance). Three of...others, shone through a nebula, so that the space aronnd them seemed far brighter than the rest of the heavens, which was entirely clear, and appeared...

...themselves (a not uncommon circumstance). Three of these almost touched each other, and with four othejs shone through a nebula, so that the space around them...sky, through which a brighter region was visible." The Nebular Hypothesis. What is termed the Nebular Hypothesis was put forward by Laplace, and by it...

...viewing the middle one of these with the telescope, instead of a single star, twelve showed themselves. Three of these almost touched each other, and, with...which was entirely clear and appeared quite black." After the time of Huyghens the nebulae were neglected, and the next astronomer to study them was William...

...star twelve showed themselves (a not uncommon circumstance). Three of them almost touched one another, and, with four others, shone through a nebula, so...sky, through which a brighter region was visible." The work thus inaugurated by Huygens for some reason or other did not seem to attract the attention...