The phenomena and order of the solar system (1843)
Nichol, J. P. (John Pringle), 1804-1859 · New York : Dayton & Newman · leaf 48
sphere of the fixed stars, that is, he will appear to theEarths inhabitants among the group of stars at S. Whenthe Earth is at E, in the same manner the Sun will ap-pear at S, in other words, during the revolution of theEarth in its orbit from E to E, that luminary will have ap-peared to revolve… … 40 RErORM OF ASTRONOMY. Earth. In so far as this goes, no objection could be start-ed to the Copernican hypothesis—^nay, inasmuch as theSun is a body of immense dimensions compared with theEarth, and has, as the grand dispenser of light and heat^most intimate relations with the whole system, it…
Solar system
Internet Archive · UMass Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
