The Moon Hoax, Or, A Discovery that the Moon Has a Vast Population of Human BeingsW. Gowans, 1859 - 63 стор. |
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... known to the British public , and thence to the whole civilized world , recent discoveries in Astronomy which will build an imperishable monument to the age in which we live , and confer upon the present generation of the human race a ...
... known to the British public , and thence to the whole civilized world , recent discoveries in Astronomy which will build an imperishable monument to the age in which we live , and confer upon the present generation of the human race a ...
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... known , had at length adjusted his new and stu- pendous apparatus with a certainty of success , he solemnly paused several hours before he commenced his observations , that he might prepare his own mind for discoveries which he knew ...
... known , had at length adjusted his new and stu- pendous apparatus with a certainty of success , he solemnly paused several hours before he commenced his observations , that he might prepare his own mind for discoveries which he knew ...
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... instrument by which these stu- pendous discoveries have been made . A knowledge of the one is essential to the credibility of the other . THE YOUNGER HERSCHEL'S TELESCOPE . It is well known that ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES . 9.
... instrument by which these stu- pendous discoveries have been made . A knowledge of the one is essential to the credibility of the other . THE YOUNGER HERSCHEL'S TELESCOPE . It is well known that ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES . 9.
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Richard Adams Locke. THE YOUNGER HERSCHEL'S TELESCOPE . It is well known that the great reflecting telescope of the late elder Herschel , with an object - glass four feet in diameter , and a tube forty feet in length , possesses a ...
Richard Adams Locke. THE YOUNGER HERSCHEL'S TELESCOPE . It is well known that the great reflecting telescope of the late elder Herschel , with an object - glass four feet in diameter , and a tube forty feet in length , possesses a ...
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... known that no terrestrial objeets can be seen at a greater distance than this , with the naked eye , even from the most favorable elevations . The rotundity of the earth prevents a more distant view than this with the most acute natural ...
... known that no terrestrial objeets can be seen at a greater distance than this , with the naked eye , even from the most favorable elevations . The rotundity of the earth prevents a more distant view than this with the most acute natural ...
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