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immeasurable depths. And thus theymight go on forever, without changing their position in respect to the center or boun-daries of immensity ; for as eternity has no beginning, middle, or end, so space is with-out center or circumference—an ethereal ocean, without bottom or shore. diagram. Poles of-… … SOLAR SYSTEM AND SIDEREAL HEAVENS. 21. First GrandDivisions of theUniverse. The visible uni-verse may be con-sidered under twogrand divisions—viz., the Solar Sys-tem and the Side-real Heavens. The Solar Systemconsists of the sunand all the planetsand comets that re-volve around him. The Sidereal…
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