The young astronomer; or, The facts developed by modern astronomy, collected for the use of schools and the general reader (1847)
Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 · New York, J.C. Riker [etc.] · leaf 102
FIFTH THEORY. The phenomenon may be caused by a vast sun, moving with inconceivable velocity in an immenselyelliptical orbit, the longer side of which is nearly in a Let E be the Earth. The star revolves in the orbit A B C D,disappearing in the distance, as it passes towards the extreme of Describe… … Whatever may be the cause, the fact of these varia-tions is perfectly established, and the contemplation ofthe stupendous changes which must be occurring inthose distant orbs, overwhelms the mind with amaze-ment. Worlds vastly larger than our sun suddenlyappear, and as suddenly disappear—now they…
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