Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 153
tered by her would bearrested by the atmosphere, and probably inflamed; and that they would perhaps ex-hibit, on a more magnificent scale than was ever before observed, the phenomena ofshooting stars, or meteoric showers.] LESSON XXXIII. OF THE SUN. 697. How is the Sun distinguished? As the great… … 146 PEIMAEY ASTBONOMY. 699. What did they suppose him to be ?A vast globe of fire. [It is by no means strange that this opinion should obtain among the ancients withrespect to the Sun. It has even been held by some modern astronomers, among whomis the celebrated and profound La Place. This opinion,…
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