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Joel Dorman Steele. of the nights is very marked . The heat and light are double that of the earth , while the circular form of its orbit gives nearly an equal length to its four seasons . If the inclination of its axis is 75 ° , as some ...
Joel Dorman Steele. of the nights is very marked . The heat and light are double that of the earth , while the circular form of its orbit gives nearly an equal length to its four seasons . If the inclination of its axis is 75 ° , as some ...
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... found to ex- tronomers assert , however , that the e of late certain marked changes . and the interior to have become on . It is said to present su sp- Ses of Serenity pears SCALE OP MILES Fig . 46 . TELESCOPIC VIEW OF.
... found to ex- tronomers assert , however , that the e of late certain marked changes . and the interior to have become on . It is said to present su sp- Ses of Serenity pears SCALE OP MILES Fig . 46 . TELESCOPIC VIEW OF.
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... marked changes . Its sides seem to have fallen in , and the interior to have become filled up , as if by a new eruption . It is said to present an ap pearance similar to that of the Sea of Serenity . SCALE OF MILES . Fig . 46 ...
... marked changes . Its sides seem to have fallen in , and the interior to have become filled up , as if by a new eruption . It is said to present an ap pearance similar to that of the Sea of Serenity . SCALE OF MILES . Fig . 46 ...
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... marked in the northern hemisphere . THE CONSTELLATIONS . - From the earliest ages , the stars have been arranged in constellations , for the purpose of more readily distinguishing them . Some of these groups were named from their ...
... marked in the northern hemisphere . THE CONSTELLATIONS . - From the earliest ages , the stars have been arranged in constellations , for the purpose of more readily distinguishing them . Some of these groups were named from their ...
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Joel Dorman Steele. " eternal stars , " each with its place so accurately marked , that to the astronomer and geographer no deception is possible . To the mariner , the heavens become a dial - plate , the figures on its face set with ...
Joel Dorman Steele. " eternal stars , " each with its place so accurately marked , that to the astronomer and geographer no deception is possible . To the mariner , the heavens become a dial - plate , the figures on its face set with ...
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