Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 766
ce to heat, are turned intothe form of vapor. The air of every star is a mixt-ure of iron-steam, zinc-steam, calcium-steam, andmany other such fiery vapors, besides hydrogen;and all these vapors are so hot that they shine withtheir own inherent luster. Imagine an atmospheresuch as this, where the… … FIG. 4. these seven suns is in swift motion. It was formerlysupposed that the fixed stars really were at rest,because year after year, and century after century,passed without showing any change in their posi-tion. But gradually—even before the telescopewas much used in observing the places of…
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