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The Study Of Recent Comets, William W. Payne Dec 1882

The Study Of Recent Comets, William W. Payne

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


The Fixed Stars, John F. Downey Dec 1880

The Fixed Stars, John F. Downey

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The object of this paper is to give, in a popular form, a brief review of what is known about the fixed stars. Although they have always been objects of interest, have guided the mariner over trackless seas, arid have inspired many sublime and noble thoughts, yet, until a comparatively recent date, only three things were known about them; viz., that they retain (approximately) their ·relative positions, that they are self luminous, and that they are very far away.


The Spectroscope In Astronomy, W. W. Payne Dec 1880

The Spectroscope In Astronomy, W. W. Payne

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Astronomy—Scientific And Unscientific, G. W. Tinsley Dec 1873

Astronomy—Scientific And Unscientific, G. W. Tinsley

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.