Recreations in astronomy : with directions for practical experiments and telescopic work (1879)
Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 135
n endless reach of sky. And though the hills of DeathMay hide the bright array,The marshalled brotherhood of soulsStill keeps its onward way. Upward, forever upward,I see their march sublime,And hear the glorious musicOf the conquerors of Time. And long let me rememberThat the palest fainting… … A SWAKM OF MKTKOB8 MKKT1NG THE EARTH. Their orbits are nil parallel. Those coming in direct line to the eye appear asstars, having no motion. Those at one side of this line arc seen in foreshortenedperspective. Those farthest from the centre, other things being equal, appearlongest. The centre,…
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