Star-land; being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1899)
Ball, Robert Stawell, Sir, 1840- [from old catalog] · Boston and London, Ginn & company · leaf 73
a fine day from thebottom of a coal pit, stars are often visible. The topof the shaft is, however, generally obstructed by themachinery for hoisting up the coal, but the stars may 60 STAR-LAND. be seen occasionally through the tall chimney attachedto a manufactory when an opportune disuse of… … \ N^-*^ MarchVirgo Fig. 25.— The Sun seems to revolve around the Earth. sun. The eye thus becomes more sensitive, and thefeeble light from the stars can make its impression, andproduce vision. From all these various lines of reason-ing we see that there can be no doubt of the continuouspresence of…
Astronomy
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