stars or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the centre of the primary exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five." In one of his satires, Voltaire also represents an imaginary traveler from Sirius as... The Atlantic Monthly - Page 4361898Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...ours, do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet, exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...of ours do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five? the former revolves in the space often... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...of ours do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five; the former revalves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 486 pages
...of ours do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...of ours do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...of ours do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 494 pages
...of ours do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars ; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five ; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1841 - 960 pages
...of ours do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five ; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Electronic journals - 1886 - 666 pages
...discoursing of the manners of the inhabitants of Laputa :— " They have likewise discovered two lesser stars or satellites, which revolve about Mars ; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of las diameters, and the outermost five ; the former revolves in the space of... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...ours does not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars ; whereof...innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... | |
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