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The wonders of the heavens (1871)

Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925, Lockyer, Winifred James, Mrs., d. 1879 · New York, C. Scribner & co. · leaf 41

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pe to it f>r the first tini-, he could not resist imme-diately giving it the singular name of the Crab nebula, whichits form alone sug2:ested. The ellipse \as changed into afish ; the antennae, claws, and tail were depicted on the blacksky by a white outline, formed by lon^- trains of stars. 30… … Fig. 7.—Crab Cluster in the Bull. resemble each other. They take the most extraordinary forms.Some present the aspect of real comets ; the nucleus isaccompanied with a large tail and long luminous train : Clusters and Nebulce. 31 these are in the Unicorn, the River Erida:_us, and the GreatBear; and…

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