Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 426
Fig. 459- circle as it really exists among the stars, and in the outercircle as it is seen projected upon the sky. According to thisview, the stars of the Milky-Way appear faint, not becausethey are distant, but because they are really small. 394. Newcomfrs View. — According to Newcomb, the starsof… … Fig. 460. tively ignorant of the internal structure of either the stellaror the nebular zones. The structure of the stellar universe,according to this view, is shown in Fig* 460. INDEX. A. Aberration of light, 38. Aerolites, 304. Aldebaran, star in Taurus, 340, 342. Algol, a variable star, 343,…
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