... may, nevertheless, be in a state of most intense ignition. It does not, however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from the radiation of... Outlines of Astronomy - Page 210by John Frederick William Herschel - 1857 - 573 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1833 - 444 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt. * By direct measurement with the ftctinomeler, an instrument I have long employed in such enquiries,... | |
| sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt. * By direct measurement with the actinometer, an instrument I have long employed in such enquiries,... | |
| 1834 - 596 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it muit be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfictly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt.' — P. 210. ' The great mystery, however, is to conceive how so enormous a conflagration, if such it... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...exterior atmosphere. Sir John Herschel, referring to that inner curtain of the mighty orb, remarks, " That the penumbral clouds are highly reflective, the...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt." They may thus serve the purpose of effectually defending the solar body from the insufferable light... | |
| Hiram Mattison - Astronomy - 1849 - 304 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...above its atmosphere, and no heat would be conducted downward through a gaseous medium increasing rapidly in density. The great mystery, however, is to... | |
| Archibald Tucker Ritchie - Cosmogony - 1850 - 648 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt. '• The immense escape of heat by radiation, we may also remark, will fully explain the constant state... | |
| Christianity - 1850 - 556 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt.'— Pp. 235, 236. From the sun we pass on to the moon, about which there has of late been speculation not... | |
| Christianity - 1850 - 626 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...their visibility in such a situation can leave no doubt.'—Pp. 235, 236. From the sun we pass on to the moon, about which there has of late been speculation... | |
| 1850 - 602 pages
...however, follow of necessity that it must be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from...the luminous regions above its atmosphere, and no beat would be conducted downwards through a gaseous medium increasing rapidly in density. That the... | |
| Education - 1852 - 392 pages
...follow of necessity that it nm.it be so. The contrary is at least physically possible. A perfectly reflective canopy would effectually defend it from the radiation of the luminous regions above its atmosphère, and no heat would be conducted downward through a gaeoous medium increasing rapidly in... | |
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