Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 172
eventhrough his dense cloudy atmosphere. The amount ofthis, however, if any, cannot be great: the most of hislight is reflected sunlight. 162. Jupiters Satellites.—Among the first objectswhich Galileos little telescope revealed to him were 1 As determined by observations on this spot, Jupiter… … Fio. 38.—Jupiter and his Satellites. having exceptionally good eyesight. Were it not forthe overpowering brightness of Jupiter, they wouldbe usually visible. The satellites are known by theirnumbers, the one nearest the planet being called thefirst? the next one the second? and so on. The near-est…
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