| Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1802 - 590 pages
...the sun itself. Hence he concludes that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere, which consists of elastic fluids that are more or less lucid and transparent ; and of which the lucid ones furnish us with light. This atmosphere, he thinks, is not less than 1843, nor more than 2765 miles... | |
| Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1803 - 660 pages
...itself, which are the spots, &c. He conceives that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere, consisting of elastic fluids, that are more or less lucid and transparent, and of which the lucid ones furnish us with light. " J his atmosphere, he thinks,' is not le.-s than 1843, nor more than 2765... | |
| John Skinner - 1809 - 694 pages
...states. ' That the sun has a very ' extensive atmosphere cannot be doubted, and that this * atmosphere consists of various elastic fluids that are * more...established by all the phenomena of its ' spots, of the fjEOilas, and of the lucid surface itself. ' There is no kind of variety in these appearances but '... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...the sun itself. Hence he concludes, that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere, which consists of elastic fluids that are more or less lucid and transparent ; and of which the lucid ones furnish us with light. This atmosphere, he thinks, is not less than 1843, nor more than Ъ76з... | |
| William Enfield - Astronomy - 1811 - 476 pages
...itself. Hence he concludes, that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere, which consists of elastick fluids that are more or less lucid and transparent ; and of which, the lucid ones furnish us with light. This atmosphere, he thinks, is not less than 1 843, nor more than 2765... | |
| Thomas Taylor - Philosophy, Ancient - 1812 - 622 pages
...luminous part. " That the sun has a very extensive atmosphere cannot be doubted ; and that this atmosphere consists of various elastic fluids, that are more...of the faculae, and of the lucid surface itself/* Dr. H. supposes, (p. 59,) that the continual and very extensive decompositions of the elastic fluids... | |
| Thomas Taylor - Philosophy, Ancient - 1812 - 628 pages
...luminous part. " That the sun has a very extensive atmosphere cannot be doubted ; and that this atmosphere consists of various elastic fluids, that are more...established by all the phenomena of its spots, of the faculffi, and of the lucid surface itself/' Dr. H. supposes, (p. 59,) that the continual and very extensive... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...compass. That the sun has a very extensive atmosphere cannot be doubted ; and that this atmosphere consists of various elastic fluids, that are more...itself. There is no kind of variety in these appearances that may not be accounted for with the greatest facility, from the continual agitation which we may... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...compass. That the sun has a very extensive atmosphere cannot be doubted ; and that this atmosphere consists of various elastic fluids, that are more...established by all the phenomena of its spots, of the faculse, and of the lucid surface itself. There is no kind of variety in these appearances that may... | |
| Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 418 pages
...the sun itself. Hence he concludes, that the sun has a very^xtensive atmosphere, which consists of elastic fluids that are more or less lucid and transparent, and of these the lucid ones furnish us with light. This atmosphere he imagines to be somewhere between 1800... | |
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