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... equally certain that they must now be upon the other side . We see , then , argued Hansen , that we might have predicted à priori the absence of air and water from this side of the moon ; we see also that there must be air , that there ...
... equally certain that they must now be upon the other side . We see , then , argued Hansen , that we might have predicted à priori the absence of air and water from this side of the moon ; we see also that there must be air , that there ...
Page 88
... equally attained by fixing some small luminous bodies within the limits even of our own atmosphere , instead of by placing these gigantic spheres at such incal- culable distances from us . Nor is it probable that the Divine Architect ...
... equally attained by fixing some small luminous bodies within the limits even of our own atmosphere , instead of by placing these gigantic spheres at such incal- culable distances from us . Nor is it probable that the Divine Architect ...
Page 127
... equally harmless consequences . Fortunately the comets which we encounter are composed of small and widely - scattered fragments , but many will pro- bably consist of far larger masses more densely crowded together . Numbers of meteoric ...
... equally harmless consequences . Fortunately the comets which we encounter are composed of small and widely - scattered fragments , but many will pro- bably consist of far larger masses more densely crowded together . Numbers of meteoric ...
Page 130
... chemical consequences might yet be equally fatal . Whatever the cometary material may be , it is not likely that it will be the same as that which composes our own atmospheric air ; and , as our lungs are 130 The Romance of Astronomy .
... chemical consequences might yet be equally fatal . Whatever the cometary material may be , it is not likely that it will be the same as that which composes our own atmospheric air ; and , as our lungs are 130 The Romance of Astronomy .
Page 133
... equally stable , and equally fitted for the support of life if this remarkable uniformity did not exist . To what then are we to attribute it ? Is it likely to have been a direct and arbitrary exercise * These laws are indeed broken by ...
... equally stable , and equally fitted for the support of life if this remarkable uniformity did not exist . To what then are we to attribute it ? Is it likely to have been a direct and arbitrary exercise * These laws are indeed broken by ...
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