Sun, moon, and stars. Astronomy for beginners (1893)
Giberne, Agnes, 1845-1939 · New York, American tract society · leaf 148
you might see much. Butfour or five thousand years are not sufficient. One other mode there is by means of whichthe movements of the ships on the horizon mightbe made plain. Suppose you had no more thanthe quarter of an hour to spare, but suppose youhad at your command a powerful telescope. Thenyou… … Our Neighbors Movements. 127 matter of the stars. By means of telescopes, withthe assistance of careful watching and of closecalculation, it has been found that the stars arereally moving quickly, each one in his own path-way. The very speed of some of them has beenmeasured. One fair star, Capella,…
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