Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 281
prised that suchthings can play an important part in our system, and havean important connection with mighty comets. 266 Star-Land. meteors. If you look out from your window at the midnight sky,or take a walk on a fine clear night, you will occasionallysee a streak of light dash over the heavens,… … ).—A Brilliant Meteor. stars proper. To begin with, the shooting stars are com-paratively close to us, and they are very small, whereas thestars themselves are enormous globes, far bigger than ourearth, or often even bigger than the ?un. Sometimes agreat shooting star is seen which makes a…
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