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... mass of Mercury . ( See article by Prof. Young in Popular Science Monthly , Nov. 1880. ) Newcomb says that in 5,000,000 years , at the present rate , the sun will have shrunk to half its present size . P. 82. ) During the total eclipse ...
... mass of Mercury . ( See article by Prof. Young in Popular Science Monthly , Nov. 1880. ) Newcomb says that in 5,000,000 years , at the present rate , the sun will have shrunk to half its present size . P. 82. ) During the total eclipse ...
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... 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.
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... 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 , Moon Edge or Fig . 4 . limb of the o Earth . Orbit of the Moon Sun 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 , Moon Edge or Fig . 4 . limb of the o Earth . Orbit of the Moon Sun a number which is ...
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... 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 .
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... 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 ...
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