Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 171
hose Nebula ? As we passed star after star, on our way to theborders of our cluster, they would swell to the magni-tude of Suns, and again diminish to stars; while ourown Sun would gradually dwindle to a star, and finallydisappear. As we left our cluster, it also would con-tract, while the distant… … PRIMARY ASTRONOMY. 165 LESSON XXXYIII. OF THE ATMOSPHERE, WINDS, CLOUDS, STORMS, ETC. 806. What is the Atmosphere ? It is the air we breathe, an elastic gas which sur-rounds the globe on every side. 807. To what hight does it extend above the Earth? Its precise hight is not known, but it is…
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