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... S. J. , of his photographs of spectra taken at the Stonyhurst College Observatory . Professor Barnard has allowed the use of his photographs of the Milky Way . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. REVIEW OF RECENT PROgress . Extension PREFACE.
... S. J. , of his photographs of spectra taken at the Stonyhurst College Observatory . Professor Barnard has allowed the use of his photographs of the Milky Way . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. REVIEW OF RECENT PROgress . Extension PREFACE.
Page ix
... Milky Way to the Universe - Possible Hypotheses as to the Arrangement of the Stars CHAPTER XV . APPARENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE STARS IN THE SKY . Distribution of the Lucid Stars - Distribution of the Fainter Stars - Dis- tribution of the ...
... Milky Way to the Universe - Possible Hypotheses as to the Arrangement of the Stars CHAPTER XV . APPARENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE STARS IN THE SKY . Distribution of the Lucid Stars - Distribution of the Fainter Stars - Dis- tribution of the ...
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... MILKY WAY . Description of the Milky Way - Lucid Stars belonging to the Milky Way- Fainter Stars belonging to the Milky Way - Rifts in the Milky Way CHAPTER XVIII . THE PROGRESSION IN THE NUMBER OF STARS AS THE BRIGHTNESS DIMINISHES ...
... MILKY WAY . Description of the Milky Way - Lucid Stars belonging to the Milky Way- Fainter Stars belonging to the Milky Way - Rifts in the Milky Way CHAPTER XVIII . THE PROGRESSION IN THE NUMBER OF STARS AS THE BRIGHTNESS DIMINISHES ...
Page xi
... MILKY WAY RIFTS IN THE MILKY WAY COMPONENTS OF PROPER MOTION 244 , 245 . 270 272 294 THE STARS WE CHAPTER I REVIEW OF RECENT PROGRESS These xi.
... MILKY WAY RIFTS IN THE MILKY WAY COMPONENTS OF PROPER MOTION 244 , 245 . 270 272 294 THE STARS WE CHAPTER I REVIEW OF RECENT PROGRESS These xi.
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... Milky Way or Galaxy , which to ordinary vision appears as an irregular succession of cloud - like forms spanning the heavens . We now know that these seeming clouds are really congeries of stars too faint to be individually visible to ...
... Milky Way or Galaxy , which to ordinary vision appears as an irregular succession of cloud - like forms spanning the heavens . We now know that these seeming clouds are really congeries of stars too faint to be individually visible to ...
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actual Algol apical motion appear Aquila astronomers average Beta Lyræ binary systems body bright lines brighter stars brightest brilliancy catalogue celestial sphere centre century chapter cluster colour components conclusion constellation dark lines density determined direction distance double stars earth eclipses emitted equal Eta Aquila fact faint fainter follows galaxy greater Harvard Observatory heavens Herschel hydrogen hydrogen lines increase Kapteyn latter less Lick Observatory limit lucid stars mass measured Milky naked eye nearly nebula number of stars observations Observatory orbit Orion parallactic motion parallax period photographic Pickering planet pole position proper motion question R. A. Dec radial motion ratio remarkable revolving round right ascension seems seen Sirius sixth magnitude solar apex space spectra spectroscope spectroscopic binary spectrum square degrees star-density stellar supposed surface telescope temperature tion tude UNIVERS universe variable stars variation velocity visible wave-length zone
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