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... the spectroscopist is that the source of light is sur- rounded by an envelope of such and such a constitution . Distance makes no more difference in the one case than in the other , provided always that in one THE GAMUT OF LIGHT . 9.
... the spectroscopist is that the source of light is sur- rounded by an envelope of such and such a constitution . Distance makes no more difference in the one case than in the other , provided always that in one THE GAMUT OF LIGHT . 9.
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... few miles , whereas the new analysis is applied to tell us what is the constitution of orbs whose distance is so enormous that a million of miles is an altogether insufficient unit for their measure- ment 12 THE ORBS AROUND US .
... few miles , whereas the new analysis is applied to tell us what is the constitution of orbs whose distance is so enormous that a million of miles is an altogether insufficient unit for their measure- ment 12 THE ORBS AROUND US .
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... constitution of the celestial bodies . We know nothing , he reasoned , even respecting the substances of which our own moon is constituted , and this body is but a quarter of a million of miles from us . What , then , can we ever learn ...
... constitution of the celestial bodies . We know nothing , he reasoned , even respecting the substances of which our own moon is constituted , and this body is but a quarter of a million of miles from us . What , then , can we ever learn ...
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... constitution of the celestial bodies . One might almost as well have hoped that it would one day become possible to communicate with the inhabitants of these outer worlds . A certain phi- losopher once said , jestingly , that if there ...
... constitution of the celestial bodies . One might almost as well have hoped that it would one day become possible to communicate with the inhabitants of these outer worlds . A certain phi- losopher once said , jestingly , that if there ...
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... constitution of the planets . As the planets are opaque , we cannot tell what elements exist in their substance ; but when we know that the great centre of our system is formed of the elements which constitute our own earth , we are ...
... constitution of the planets . As the planets are opaque , we cannot tell what elements exist in their substance ; but when we know that the great centre of our system is formed of the elements which constitute our own earth , we are ...
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