 There are occasions in life in which a great mind lives years of rapt enjoyment in a moment. I can fancy the emotions of Galileo when, first raising the newly-constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus and...  Annales of the Dudley Observatory - Page xlviiiby Dudley Observatory - 1866Full view - About this book
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...the system of the Universe. " There are occasions in life in which a great mind fives years of npt enjoyment in a moment. I can fancy the emotions of Galileo, when first raising the newly-constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and... | |
 | Literature - 1856 - 604 pages
...the clouds of visual error, which from the creation of the world involved the system of the universe. There are occasions in life in which a great mind lives years of rapt enjoyment sn a moment. I can fancy the emotions of Galileo, when, first raising the newly constructed telescope... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1859 - 872 pages
...error, which from the creation of the world involved the system of the universe. There are occasions Ah life in which a great mind lives years of rapt enjoyment in a moment. I can fancy the emotions of » Milton's Prose Works, Vol. I. p. 313. Galileo, when first raising the newly constructed telescope... | |
 | Education - 1858 - 424 pages
...Domin'icans, who were orders of priests, so called from the names of their founders. Galileo died in 1642. There are occasions in life in which a great mind lives years of j rapt enjoyment in a moment. I can fancy the emotions of Galileo, when first raising the newly-constructed... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...occasions in life in which a great mind lives yean of rapt enjoyment in a moment I can fancy the emotion« of Galileo, when, first raising the newly constructed telescope to the heavens, be saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and beheld the planet Venus crescent like the moon.... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 396 pages
...Doinin'icans, who were orders of priests, во called from the names of their founders. Galileo died in 1(142. THERE are occasions in life in which a great mind...fancy the emotions of Galileo, when first raising the newlyconstructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and beheld... | |
 | John Timbs - Discoveries in science - 1860 - 432 pages
...lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. " There are" (says Everett, the American orator) " occasions in life in which a great mind lives years...newly constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw * North-British Review. No. 3. t Martyrs afScience. By Sir David Brewster, KH 4th edit. 1858. Blindness... | |
 | John Timbs - Inventions - 1860 - 478 pages
...lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe." " There are " (says Everett, the American orator) " occasions in life in which a great mind lives years...fancy the emotions of Galileo when, first raising the newly-constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and... | |
 | Nathaniel Kirk Richardson - Readers - 1866 - 204 pages
...Charlemagne, By the good Christian knight, ELISHA KANE ! DISCOVERIES OF GALILEO.—By Hon. Edward Everett. » THERE are occasions in life in which a great mind...fancy the emotions of Galileo, when, first raising the newly-constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 pages
...lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. ' There are,' says Everett, the American orator, ' occasions in life in which a great mind lives years...fancy the emotions of Galileo, when, first raising the newly-constructed telescope to the heavens, he saw fulfilled the grand prophecy of Copernicus, and... | |
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