 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - 672 sivua
...evident that in such cases we look through two sidereal sheets separated by a starless interval. (798.) Throughout by far the larger portion of the extent...ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the smallest visible magnitudes,... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1852 - 734 sivua
...hemispheres, the general blackness of the ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected," &c "In those regions where that zone is clearly resolved...into stars well separated, and seen projected on a Hack ground, and where we look out beyond them into space" (Sir John Herschel, Outlines of Astronomy,... | |
 | William Augustus Norton - 1852 - 522 sivua
...aatronomer." Sir John Herschel does not give his assent to the opinion expressed by Struve. He remarks : — " Throughout by far the larger portion of the extent of the Milky Way iii both hemispheres, the general blackness of the ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected,... | |
 | William Augustus Norton - 1853 - 522 sivua
...aatronomer." Sir John Herschel does not give his assent to the opinion expressed by Struve. He remarks:—" Throughout by far the larger portion of the extent...ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the smallest visible magnitudes,... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1853 - 608 sivua
...ground-plan of the galaxy. And it would appear to follow, also, as a not less obvious consequence, that in those regions where that zone is clearly resolved...into stars well separated and seen projected on a Hack ground, and where by consequence it is certain if the foregoing views be 1 It would be doing great... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1857 - 586 sivua
...ground-plan of the galaxy. And it would appear to follow, also, as a not less obvious consequence, that in those regions where that zone is clearly resolved into stars well separated and se1:n projected on a llack ground, and where by consequence it is certain if the foregoing views be... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1851 - 382 sivua
...Transact., t. XXXI, for thé year 1720, p. 22.-26. (80) [page 45]. Cosmos, L I. p. 95. (81) [page 46]. « Throughout by far the larger portion of the extent of the Milky Way in both hemispheres, the genéral blackness of thé ground of the heavens, on which ils stars are projected, etc In those regions... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1861 - 588 sivua
...by far the larger portion of the extent of the Milkj Way in both hemispheres, the general bia'ckness of the ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the smallest visible magnitudes,... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1866 - 992 sivua
...Herscliel thinks the limit has been attained only in certain directions: 'Throughout byfarthclargest portion of the extent of the Milky Way in both hemispheres,...ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the smallest visible magnitudes,... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1866 - 972 sivua
...Herschel thinks the limit has been attained only in certain directions : ' Throughout by far the largest portion of the extent of the Milky Way in both hemispheres,...ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the smallest visible magnitudes,... | |
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Throughout by far the larger portion of the extent of the Milk-y Way in both hemispheres, the general blackness of the ground of the heavens on which its stars are projected, and the absence of that innumerable multitude and excessive crowding of the... 
