Celestial scenery, or, The Wonders of the planetary system displayed : illustrating the perfections of deity and a plurality of worlds (1845)
Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857, Parker, E. S., former owner. DSI, David H. DeVorkin Collection (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI · Philadelphia : Published by Edward C. Biddle · leaf 128
The following are two views of this planet by Sir WilliamHerschel, who has given a great variety of delineations of thedifferent appearances of Mars in the Transactions of theRoyal Society of London for 1784. Fig. XLI. Fig. XLII. … My own views of this planet have not been numerous, as itis only at intervals of two years, when near its opposition,that observations can be made on its surface with effect. Ihave, however, distinctly perceived its surface as delineatedin Figures XLIII. and XLIV. These observations weremade in…
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