Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908, Young, Anne Sewell, b. 1871., ed · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and Company · leaf 250
e was misled by some illusion ; morerecently, however, his results have been abundantly confirmed, 234 SURFACE AND TOPOGRAPHY. § 333 both, in Europe and in the United States. It appears that inthe observation of these objects the power of the telescope isless important than steadiness of the air… … FlG. 83*. ination. Fig. 83* from one of Mr. Lowells drawings in1894, gives an idea of the extent and complexity of the canal-system ; but the reader must not suppose that in the telescopeit stands out with any such conspicuousness. The figureshows also how some of the canals cross the so-called…
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