Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 182
of. J. Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), of Cambridge University, England, proved that they couldnot be liquid, and hence inferred their probable constitution to be asgiven above. SATURN. 177 thin is the ring that at this time it is entirely invisiblein ordinary telescopes, and Saturn seems to be simplya… … Pig. 41.—The Different Appearances of Saturns Rings. 1891. After passing this point, the ring graduallyopens wider and wider, until, when half-way to thenext disappearance, we see it at an inclination of about27°, the most favorable position for its observation.As the figure shows, this is its…
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