Light Science for Leisure Hours, Second Series: Familiar Essays on Scientific Subjects, Natural Phenomena, Etc., with a Sketch of the Life of Mary SomervilleLongmans, Green, 1889 - 300 pages |
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appear approaching arctic astronomers Atlantic Atlantic Ocean barometer barometric pressure bright Carpenter cause centre climate clouds cold coma comet consider continually corona curve depth diameter disc discovery distance earth eclipse effects enormous equator equatorial current evaporation evidence exhibited existence extending fact faint favour flow globe gravity Gulf Stream Halley's comet heat heavens Huggins Jupiter latitude less light MARY SOMERVILLE Maury Maury's mean meteor systems meteors miles per second nearly northern hemisphere nucleus object observations oceanic circulation orbit Orion nebula passing peculiarity perihelion phenomena planet polar pole portion present probably question recognised regions remarkable respecting Saturn says Secchi seems seen sidereal system Sir John Herschel Somerville southern space specific gravity spectroscope stellar motions sun's supposed surface tail telescope temperature theory tion trade-winds travelling tropical Uranus velocity winds zodiacal zodiacal light zone