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 424
cording to Madler, thestars of the Milky-Way are entirely separated from the otherstars of our system, belonging to an outlying ring, or systemof rings. To account for the division of the Milky-Way, thering is supposed to be cloven on one side : hence this theoryis often referred to as the cloven… … 398 ASTRONOMY. of the Milky-Way; and the luminous mass at the centre, theremaining stars of the system. 393. Proctors View. — According to Proctor, the Milky-Way is composed of an irregular spiral stream of minute starslying in and among the larger stars of our system, as repre-sented in Fig. 459.…
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