Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 412
ze to the six-footwheel of a steam-engine. It will readily be perceivedhow much more starlight can be grasped by such afishing-net than by the tiny pupil of your eye ormine. A main difference between the two kinds of tele-scope thus resides in the fact that the star-rays—orany other kind of… … S^S^sS eye-piece; of the uck telescope. captured is gathered into a small compass, so as to beavailable for human sight. Once more, let me remind you, it should be alwayskept clearly in mind that every object that is seen by 408 STORY OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS. us—from a mote of dust to a sun,…
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