... of our years. His diameter is 79,000 miles. This planet is surrounded by a luminous ring, the nature of which astronomers are much at a loss to conjecture : he has seven moons. Lastly, we observe the Georgium Sidus, discovered by Sir William Herschel,... The Panorama of Science, Or Guide to Knowledge - Page 72by George Grant - 1852Full view - About this book
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