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61 Cygni actually appearance astronomers attraction axis beautiful body bright brilliant calculations celestial centre changes chapter circle comet compared constellation course crater diameter dimensions direction discovery distance double stars doubt earth ellipse fact globe gradually heat heavens Herschel instrument interest Jupiter Kepler known labours law of gravitation laws of Kepler length less light lunar magnitude Mars mass mathematician measure Mercury meteorites meteors mighty miles a second minor planets minute moon move movements nearly nebula Neptune night object observations observatory orbit parallax pass path period phenomena planetary Pole Star position present proper motion question rays refracting telescope remarkable revolution revolve ring rotation round satellites Saturn seems seen shooting stars shower shown Sirius solar system spot sun's suppose surface tail telescope theory tides tion transit of Venus unaided eye Uranus vast velocity visible volcanoes weight
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of the Heavens |
| Author | Sir Robert Stawell Ball |
| Edition | 18 |
| Publisher | Cassell, 1891 |
| Length | 556 pages |
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