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" 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 436
1898
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

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...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 7

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...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 9

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...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 12

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...
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Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

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...
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The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His ..., Volume 2

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...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 11

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...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing papers not hitherto publ ..., Volume 1

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...
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Notes and Queries

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...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts

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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