Our Place Among Infinities: A Series of Essays Contrasting Our Little Abode in Space and Time with the Infinities Around Us |
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abode according actual aggregation apparent diameter appear Asshur astrological astronomers atmosphere believe Biela's comet bodies bright celestial Chaldæan circle circumstance clouds clusters colour compared condition consider constellation corresponding creatures dark disc distance of Sirius double stars earth Egyptian enormous estimate evidence existence fact galaxy gaseous globe heat heavens Herschel's papers idea infer infinite infinity Jupiter Jupiter's less light mass matter meteors method of star-gauging Milky millions of miles minor planets moon moon's motion nature nebulæ Nisroch November 27 object observed orbit orbs passage passing perihelion planet portion present probably Prof reason recognise regarded regions remarkable Remphan respecting result ring ring-system Sabbath satellites Saturn Saturnian says seems seen shew shewn sidereal system Sir John Herschel Sir William Herschel solar system space spectrum star-clusters star-depths star-system stellar stratum sun's supposed surface telescopic power theory tion travelling visible Whewellite whole worlds