 Webb points out to be obvious enough. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots more readily, would be more easily overpowered by the light of a brilliant star, so as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood.  The Observatory - Seite 661906Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1866 - 360 Seiten
...reason is given : " A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots more readily, would be more easily overpowered by the light of a brilliant star,...miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood." This I take to be a very correct explanation, as I find that, though I miss the companions of Polaris and... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1867 - 888 Seiten
...to be obvious enough. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots more readily, would be more easily overpowered by the light of a brilliant star,...as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood. Mountains probably exist on Venus, though the testimony on which the statement must rest is not quite... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1872 - 540 Seiten
...Webb's "Celestial Objects," p. 50. It is there stated th»t " a very sensitive eye which would detect the spots more readily would be easily overpowered...as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood. The Flight of Butterflies IN the lojrd number of NATURE there are two notices of remarkable butterfly... | |
 | 1872 - 342 Seiten
...stars." " Debico assigns no reason, but it is obvious enough. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots more readily, would be easily overpowered by the light of a billiaut star, so as to miss a minute one in its neighbourhood." This opinion is strengthened by the... | |
 | Thomas William Webb - 1873 - 414 Seiten
...and worthy of notice. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots more readily, would be more easily overpowered by the light of a brilliant star,...as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood. There is abundant industry in these Roman observations : Palomba, the assistant, made n,800 measures... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1877 - 968 Seiten
...reason of which Webb points out to be obvious enough. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots readily, would be easily overpowered by the light...as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood. Mountains probably exist on Venus, though the testimony on which the statement must rest is not quite... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1889 - 736 Seiten
...to large stars, the reason of which is obvious. A very sensitive eye, which would detect the spots readily, would be easily overpowered by the light...as to miss a very minute one in its neighbourhood. On Nov. 10, 1885, Lihou saw a gray spot in the Northern hemisphere of Venus as depicted in Fig. 50,... | |
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