A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1853)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, F. J. Huntingdon [etc.] · leaf 208
s greater than the entire orbit ofNeptune. 462. One ofthe most remark-able nebula inall the heavensmay be foundaround the mid-dle star in thesword of Orion.It is easily seenwith a commontelescope. It isshaped like thehead of someanimal—a fish, for instance—with its mouth open. Nearthe inner surface… … 462, Bcseribp the nebula of Orion?stars m it? WliCW situated? Shape? What NEBULJE. 205 463. The sun is considered by astronomers as belong-ing to this class of nebulous stars; and the ZodiacalLight (322 and 325) has been regarded as of the natureof the gaseous matter with which the nebulous stars…
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