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Page 43
His “ Plurality of Worlds " is a work singular in its kind : his design in this was , to
present that part of philosophy to view in a gay and pleasing dress . 14 , 1633. (
Galileo , then in his 70th year , ) arrived at Rome , to appear before the Holy ...
His “ Plurality of Worlds " is a work singular in its kind : his design in this was , to
present that part of philosophy to view in a gay and pleasing dress . 14 , 1633. (
Galileo , then in his 70th year , ) arrived at Rome , to appear before the Holy ...
Page 107
Notwithstanding the accumulation of knowledge respecting comets , from the first
dawn of science to the present hour , it can be regarded only as a department
which still requires all the skill and vigilance of modern astronomers to complete
...
Notwithstanding the accumulation of knowledge respecting comets , from the first
dawn of science to the present hour , it can be regarded only as a department
which still requires all the skill and vigilance of modern astronomers to complete
...
Page 144
in the possession of some of our readers , whose acquaintance with the science
of astronomy is at present in its infancy , it is proposed to offer such brief
illustrations or definitions as will render the present volume more interesting and
...
in the possession of some of our readers , whose acquaintance with the science
of astronomy is at present in its infancy , it is proposed to offer such brief
illustrations or definitions as will render the present volume more interesting and
...
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