A beginner's star-book; an easy guide to the stars and to the astronomical uses of the opera-glass, the field-glass and the telescope (1912)
Murphy, Edgar Gardner, 1869-1913 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 34
ept to those fortunate enough to command facilities far beyond the rangeof the average purse. And yet it is of interest to get such glimpses of them as we may,even if we may not be able to command an impressive view of them. For even thehighest optical aid can do little more than afford a… … THE GREAT NEBULA IN ORION From a photograph taken at the Yerkes Observatory at more than 186,000 miles a second, must take eight years in which to complete the jour-ney. The mere observation of such an object is worth while, however inadequate ourview of it; and something of the beauty of at least…
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