Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 329
s too faint to impress the eye. Theyare not scattered uniformly over the sky ; near theMilky Way few are to be found. Where stars are fewnebulae abound, being most numerous near the galacticpoles, as previously stated. No one has succeeded in measuring the distance of a nebulae. Discovery… … Fig. 139.—A Spiral Nebula. Associationwith stars. with the spider-web of a micrometer. Yet they arein many cases so associated with stars that one cannotdoubt that they are at the same distances. The Nebula. 323 Changes. In the Pleiades nebulous wisps connect certain stars ;some of the brighter…
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