Popular lessons in astronomy, on a new plan; (1833)
Grund, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1804-1863 · Boston, Carter, Hendee and co. · leaf 57
imilar to our Earth. His light is redand changeable; his surface exhibits black changeable spots (see Figure IT,Plate X). Some philosophers pretend to have noticed a region of ice on hispoles. His atmosphere is twice as dense as ours. ^ 30. Jupiter, viewed through a telescope, exhibits a surface… … Less. V.] IN ASTRONOMY. 19 Fig. Ill, Plate X. His light is very white and subject to but little variation. Hisatmosphere is nearly Twentyseven times denser (thicker) than ours. ^51. Very remarkable, as we have already observed, is the Planet Saturn,on account of its luminous ring. Viewed through a…
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