 | John Narrien - 1833 - 548 Seiten
...invented. Except the sun and moon, not one of the celestial bodies had hitherto been observed to hare any visible form or magnitude ; and it was to the...alike, known only as luminous and undefined points: bat, now, the view of the heavens began to excite a new interest; by the telescope the planets were... | |
 | 1842 - 530 Seiten
...important accessions from the discoveries which Galileo was enabled to make by means of the telescope. Except the sun and moon, not one of the celestial...the eye of reason alone that those appeared to be anything but plane surfaces : the fixed stars and the planets were alike known only as luminous and... | |
 | 1842 - 554 Seiten
...important accessions from the discoveries which Galileo was enabled to make by means of the telescope. Except the sun and moon, not one of the celestial...the eye of reason alone that those appeared to be anything but plane surfaces : the fixed stars and the planets were alike known only as luminous and... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1868 - 552 Seiten
...from the discoveries that Galileo was enabled to make by means of the telescope. Except the sun aud moon, not one of the celestial bodies had hitherto...visible form or magnitude, and it was to the eye of raison alone that those appeared to be anything but plane surfaces. The fixed stars and the planet's... | |
 | 1868 - 548 Seiten
...telescope. Except the sun -::: i moon, not one of the celestial bodi?s had hitherto been observe it . have any visible form or magnitude, and it was to the eye of reason alone that those appeared to be anything but plane sui-facea. The fixed stars and thu planets were alike known only as luminous :.:.... | |
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The knowledge which man had acquired of the visible heavens received many important accessions from the discoveries which Galileo was enabled to make by means of the telescope. Except the sun and moon, not one of the celestial bodies had hitherto been... 