The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 354
great circle, as shown in Fig. 367-Through a considerable portion of its course it is dividedinto two branches, and there are various vacant spaces atdifferent points in this band; but at only one point in thesouthern hemisphere is it entirely interrupted. The telescope shows that the Galaxy arises… … Fig. 367. 328 ASTRONOMY. condensed in the region of tlie Galaxy. They are fewestin the regions most distant from this belt, and becomethicker as we approach it. The greater the telescopicpower, the more marked is the condensation. With thenaked eye the condensation is hardly noticeable; but with…
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