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The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)

Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 381

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Fig. 404. 346. Other Clusters.- … Fig. 405.magnitude being immensely numerous,densation of light at the centre. Fig. 403 shows a magnificent globularcluster in the con-stellation Aquarius.Herschel describes itas appearing like aheap o£ sand, beingcomposed of thou-sands of stars of thefifteenth magnitude. Fig. 404 shows acluster in…

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