Loomis, Benjamin Franklin, 1857-1935 · New York, Fowler & Wells co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 31
juststudied, with the exception of the telescopic planets and thesatellites of Saturn and Jupiter. A little over a century ago thenumber of planets remained the same as for ages past, and theconfines of the system did not extend beyond Saturn. It wasreserved for one of the most illustrious… … Comparative Dimensions of the Sun, the Planets and their Satelites. SCIENCE AND RELIGION 29 It was on the 13th of March, 1781, that Herschel, employed inexploring the constellation of the Twins, observed a star the diskof which attracted his attention. Perceiving, after a few nightsof observation,…
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