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 193
thismanner the planet appeared during the months of October,November, and part of December, 1832, when nothing wasperceptible except the dark shade across its disk, as repre-sented in the figure. The first time the weather permittedobservations on Saturn about this period was December 27,when I… … the ring passed through the centre of the sun. At that timethe inhabitants of Saturn, who had previously been in dark-ness, would perceive the margin of the sun projecting over theerlge of the ring like a brilliant streak of light, and, in thecourse of about four of our days, or nine days of…
Astronomy
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