This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...there, passing away to another and another, flitting thus from sun to sun, until in the fulness of time they fall through some planet's atmosphere, and shining therein for a few seconds as falling stars, their careers as independent bodies art brought to a close. 1 See my Geometry of Cycloids, Section VII., ' ance. Fig ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...there, passing away to another and another, flitting thus from sun to sun, until in the fulness of time they fall through some planet's atmosphere, and shining therein for a few seconds as falling stars, their careers as independent bodies art brought to a close. 1 See my Geometry of Cycloids, Section VII., ' ance. Fig. 283 shows the nature of the observed on the Graphical Use of Cycloidal Curves. displacements. (The dots below the portion of 2 The application of this method to move-each spectrum--in the neighbourhood of the Fments taking place in the Sierra has already been line--indicate velocities of 8, 16, 24, and 32 considered. In observing prominences the spec-German miles, each about 4J English miles, per troscopic method gives similar results; but the second from or towards the eye.) lines distorted through the effects of motion are Some doubts have been suggested in regard longer, and present a more remarkable appear-to the spectroscopic method of recognising veloeities of recession and approach, partly because of the immense velocities thus indicated, and partly because of peculiarities affecting the behaviour of the different lines of the same element, observed in the neighbourhood of the sun. As respects these last, they may be explained by the probable dissociation of the so-called elements into more truly elementary matter, as suggested by Dr. (970.) It may fairly be believed that during the earliest total solar eclipses observed by mankind the corona, or crown of glory, which surrounds the black disc of the moon must have attracted attention. Yet records of this phenomenon are neither so numerous nor so distinct as might have been expected. Plutarch describes the appearance actually presented by the corona when he remarks, 'Even though the mo...
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