| Benjamin Peirce - 1881 - Liczba stron: 228
...Herschel, " has maintained from the earliest ages the same relative situation among the stars ; and, when examined through powerful telescopes, is found...relate ! — to consist entirely of stars scattered ly millions, like glittering dust, on the black ground of the general heavens." The constitution of... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1882 - Liczba stron: 632
...Heavens," " wondering and bewildered in the wide immensity of the trackless firmament, where stars are scattered by millions like glittering dust on the black ground of the heavens." Truly, then, can it be said in the language of the Psalmist, " The heavens declare the glory... | |
| William Sedgwick - 1902 - Liczba stron: 316
...seems to be shown incontestably by the existence of the Milky Way. Sir John Herschel tells us that the Milky Way, " when examined through powerful telescopes,...dust on the black ground of the general heavens." 1 He tells us also that if we take account of the 1 " Outlines of Astronomy," ninth edition, p. 196.... | |
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