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... seen that an ordinary man would be capable of at the surface of Ceres , must be multiplied fifty - fold when we take into account the superior possible size of the inhabitants of that planet . Muscular exertion there goes fifty times as ...
... seen that an ordinary man would be capable of at the surface of Ceres , must be multiplied fifty - fold when we take into account the superior possible size of the inhabitants of that planet . Muscular exertion there goes fifty times as ...
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... seen that if the sun were in- habited by beings constituted like ourselves , its population could consist only of dwarfs two or three inches in height . Very singular it surely is that the larger the world , the smaller its denizens ...
... seen that if the sun were in- habited by beings constituted like ourselves , its population could consist only of dwarfs two or three inches in height . Very singular it surely is that the larger the world , the smaller its denizens ...
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... seen with the naked eye , except occasionally for a few moments close to the horizon , immediately after sunset or before sunrise ; and even these hurried glimpses cannot be got except at considerable intervals and under very favourable ...
... seen with the naked eye , except occasionally for a few moments close to the horizon , immediately after sunset or before sunrise ; and even these hurried glimpses cannot be got except at considerable intervals and under very favourable ...
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... seen near the edge of the moon's disc when the sun's light was cut off ; but if he really exists , he lost the glorious chance then . offered him of proving the fact , by perversely hiding behind the sun , or between it and the moon ...
... seen near the edge of the moon's disc when the sun's light was cut off ; but if he really exists , he lost the glorious chance then . offered him of proving the fact , by perversely hiding behind the sun , or between it and the moon ...
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... seen when the sun is above the horizon ; and the sight of the little planet , shining softly out in fearless companionship with the dazzling orb of day , is described as singularly striking and beautiful . Varro relates a tradition that ...
... seen when the sun is above the horizon ; and the sight of the little planet , shining softly out in fearless companionship with the dazzling orb of day , is described as singularly striking and beautiful . Varro relates a tradition that ...
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