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 170
ight he increased by reflection from any substances con-nected with this planet, or if the inhabitants have the pupilsof their eyes much larger than ours, all the objects aroundthem may appear with even greater splendour than on the earth.The following figures will show to the eye the… … Nothing particular has been ascertained respecting an at-mosphere surrounding this planet. Though it is probable thatit has an appendage answering the purpose of an atmosphere,yet it may be very different in its nature and properties fromthat which surrounds the earth. And if the planet be…
Astronomy
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