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 89
emselves beingjudges. 170. Besides the phases above mentioned, a close in-spection of Venus will reveal a variety of spots uponher surface. These are supposed to be the natural divi-sions of her surface, as continents, islands, &c. Schroetermeasured several mountains upon this planet, one… … 171. Were a person situated upon one of the exteriorplanets, at a distance from our globe, it would exhibitphases like Mercury and Venus, in its annual revolution ;and the continents, islands, and seas would appear onlyas spots upon her surface, assuming various forms, ac-cording to the position…
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