 | 1822 - 440 pagina’s
...eighth magnitude, with a faint luminous atmosphere of a circular form, and about 3' in di» ameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere...evident connection between the atmosphere and the star. Another star not much less in brightness, and in the same field of view with the above, was perfectly... | |
 | James Ryan - 1827 - 408 pagina’s
...with a faint luminous atmosphere, of a circular form, and of about 3' diameter ; the star is exactly in the centre, and the atmosphere is so diluted, faint,...of stars ; nor can there be a doubt of the evident connexion between the atmosphere and the star. Anothe^ star, not much less in brightness, and in the... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pagina’s
...magnitude, with a faint luminous atmosphere, of a circular form, and of about three minutes in diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere...evident connection between the atmosphere and the star. Another star, not much less in brightness, and in the same field with the above, was perfectly free... | |
 | Thomas Squire - 1836 - 332 pagina’s
...about the 8th magnitude, in the centre of a (•in.ul. u luminous atmosphere of about 3f in diameter, so diluted, faint, and equal throughout, that there...of stars, nor can there be a doubt of the evident connexion between the atmosphere and the star. Fig. 49. A star situated upon a ground of extremely... | |
 | John BRINKLEY (Bishop of Cloyne.) - 1836 - 334 pagina’s
...faint luminous atmosphere, " of a circular form, and of about 3' diameter ; the star is per" fectly in the centre, and the atmosphere is so diluted, faint,...equal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its con" sisting of stars ; nor can there be a doubt of the evident con" nection between the atmosphere... | |
 | 1837 - 652 pagina’s
...length, Herschel observed one star, which, he writes,." is perfeclly in the centre; and the atmosphere so diluted, faint, and equal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its consisting of stars." His reasons for so thinking are these— " In the first place, if the nebulosity consists of stars... | |
 | John Pringle Nichol - 1839 - 342 pagina’s
...about 3' in diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere so NEBULOUS STARS. 133 diluted, faint and equal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its consisting of stars." Herschel arrived at the latter positive conclusion as follows. " In the first place," says he, " if... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1846 - 548 pagina’s
...3' diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere so diluted, faint and unequal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its consisting of stars. For, in the first place, if the nebulosity consists of stars appearing nebulous, because of their distance,... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pagina’s
...a circular form, and about 3' in diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere so diluted, faint, and equal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its consisting of stars." Stellar nebula; occur in great numbers. The spherical form is not, however, invariable. Some are oblong... | |
 | William Henry Smyth - 1881 - 778 pagina’s
...phenomenon; a star 8'1' magnitude, with a faint luminous atmosphere of a circular form, about 3' in diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere...evident connection between the atmosphere and the star." From this wonderful aspect 1$. draws the following consequences. Granting the connection between the... | |
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... in diameter. The star is perfectly in the centre, and the atmosphere is so diluted, faint, and equal throughout, that there can be no surmise of its consisting of stars ; nor can there be a doubt of the evident connection between the atmosphere and... 
