A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1859)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 95
istinctly as it appearsto the student in the cut. Un-der very powerful telescopes, these rings are found to be again subdivided into an indefinite number of concentriccircles, one within the other, though this is considered doubtful by Sir John Herschel. 183. As our view of the rings of Saturn is… … 181. Oblateness? Color? Eings—what like? How situated? Whatmotion ? Thickness ? 182. What said of substance of the rings ? What proof? What evidencethat they are detached ? (Eemark of author as to seeing satellites ? Ee-specting rings ? Opinion of Herschel ?) 183. What the general apparent figure…
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