 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 710 síður
...to be, it is absolutely nothing when compared to the number of the fixed stars. About two thousand only are visible to the naked eye, but when we view...instrument. In one quarter of an hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 116000 stars passed through the field of his telescope, which subtended an... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 666 síður
...to be, it is absolutely nothing wh.en compared to the number of the fixed stars. About two thousand only are visible to the naked eye ; but when we view...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50000 stars passed through the field of his telescope, in... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 484 síður
...to be, it is absolutely nothing when compared to the number of the fixed stars. About two thousand only are visible to the naked eye ; but when we view...limited only by the imperfection of the instrument, lu one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50000 stars passed through the field of his telescope,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1835 - 528 síður
...GREAT as the number of comets appears to be, it is absolutely nothing when compared to the number of the fixed stars. About 2000 only are visible to the...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed through the field of his telescope, in... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 344 síður
...FIXED STARS, or that stellar firmament to which the solar system belongs. About 2000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye ; but when we view the...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed Fixed Stars. through -the field of his... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 370 síður
...FIXED STARS, or that stellar firmament to which the solar system belongs. About 2000 of these stars are visi-ble to the naked eye ; but when we view the...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed Fixed Stars. through the field of his... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 370 síður
...FIXED STARS, or that stellar firmament to which the solar system belongs. About 2000 of these stare are visible to the naked eye ; but when we view the...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed Fixed Stars. through the field of his... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 síður
...as the number of comets appears to be, it is absolutely nothing when compared with the multitude of the fixed stars. About 2000 only are visible to the...only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed through the field of his telescope, in... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 síður
...as the number of comets appears to be, it is absolutely nothing when compared with the multitude of the fixed stars. About 2000 only are visible to the...limited only by the imperfection of the instrument. la one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed through the field of his telescope,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1849 - 568 síður
...GREAT as the number of comets appears to be, it is absolutely nothing in comparison of the multitude of the fixed stars. About 2000 only are visible to the naked eye ; but, when the heavens are viewed through a telescope, their number seems to be limited only by the imperfection... | |
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About 2000 only are visible to the naked eye ; but when we view the heavens with a telescope, their number seems to be limited only by the imperfection of the instrument. In one hour Sir William Herschel estimated that 50,000 stars passed through the... 
