 The rings of Saturn must present a magnificent spectacle from those regions of the planet which lie on their enlightened sides, appearing as vast arches spanning the sky from horizon to horizon, and holding an invariable situation among the stars. On...  Mechanical Philosophy, Horology and Astronomy - Page 505by William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 7 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Ward - Astronomy - 1859 - 310 pages
...their places, and with the magnificent rings, which must appear to the inhabitants of "those regions which lie above their enlightened sides, as vast arches spanning the sky from horizon to horizon."* "On the other hand," as Sir John Herschel continues, "in the regions beneath the dark side (of the... | |
 | Samuel Hallett Griffith - 1860 - 240 pages
...beauty than that of Jupiter. On this it has been remarked by Sir John Herschel:— " The rings of Saturn must present a magnificent spectacle from those regions...the planet which lie above their enlightened sides ; vast arches spanning the sky from horizon to horizon, and holding an almost invariable situation... | |
 | Thomas Clark Westfield - 1863 - 266 pages
...their places, and with the magnificent rings, which must appear to the inhabitants f of those regions which lie above their enlightened sides, as vast arches spanning the sky from horizon to horizon. On the * Cosmos, vol. iii., p. 886. t Herschel's Treatise, p. 286. other hand, in the regions heneath... | |
 | John J. Prince - 1877 - 184 pages
...Sir J. Herschel, in his valuable work, writes : " They must present a magnificent spectacle from the regions of the planet which lie above their enlightened...spanning the sky from horizon to horizon, and holding an almost invariable position among the stars. On the other hand, in the regions beneath the dark side... | |
 | John J. Prince - 1885 - 274 pages
...J. Herschel, in his valuable work, •writes : " They must present a magnificent spectacle from the regions of the planet which lie above their enlightened sides, as vast arches spanning the eky from horizon to horizon, and holding an almost invariable position among the stars. On the other... | |
 | Michael J. Crowe - Science - 1986 - 708 pages
...a great deal of probability to be snow."20 In treating Saturn, Herschel states: The rings of Saturn must present a magnificent spectacle from those regions...situation among the stars. On the other hand, in the region beneath the dark side, a solar eclipse of fifteen years in duration, under their shadow, must... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1840 - 458 pages
...orbitual motion, and under the full and free influence of all the acting forces "The rings of Saturn must present a magnificent spectacle from those regions of the planet which lie on their enlightened sides, appearing as vast arches spanning the sky from horizon to horizon, and... | |
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