A new manual of the elements of astronomy, descriptive and mathematical .. (1868)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & co.; Chicago, S.C. Griggs & co. · leaf 115
conspicuous than in the higher latitudes, and hasbeen seen at midnight at both sides of the horizon at once, extendingupwards so as almost to form a luminous arch. It appeared thus to Chaplain Jones of the U. S. Navy, who, from 1853to 1857, made a long and careful series of observations of it at… … Questions.—a. To what point is it tending? Its velocity ? 159. What is the zodiacallight? a. Its color, size, and direction of its axis? b. When seen? ZODIACAL LIGHT. Ill c. Cause of the Zodiacal Light.—Various hypotheses have beensuggested to account for the zodiacal light; that most…
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