Uranus, and Neptune. Five of these planets, namely — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. Uranus, the Asteroids, and Neptune have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope... An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In Two Parts. The First Containing a ... - Page 11by John Gummere, Ezra Otis Kendall - 1854 - 477 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1829 - 644 pages
...Venus, Earth, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Ceres, Pallas, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, or Herschel. Five of these are visible to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients ; five have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope. Some of these bodies have... | |
| William Augustus Norton - 1839 - 530 pages
...distinctive name, as follows : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, are visible to the naked eye, and have been known from the most ancient times. The other five, namely, Uranus, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and... | |
| 1841 - 956 pages
...Venus, Earth, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Ceres, Pallas, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, or llerbchel. Five of these are visible to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients ; five have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope. Some of these bodies have... | |
| John Gummere - 1842 - 516 pages
...the stars which have motions among the other stars, moving generally like the sun and moon, from west to east; though sometimes for short periods they appear...to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. The other five, named Uranus, Vesta. Juno, Ceres, and Pallas, are not visible without the aid of a... | |
| Hugo Reid - 1852 - 308 pages
...are preserved, mainly by his action, in their proper paths around him. Five of the planets, namely, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, are visible to the naked eye ; besides the Earth, which is a planet, and must appear like a star to those who inhabit "V enus or... | |
| John Gummere - 1857 - 526 pages
...several stars which have motions among the other stars, moving generally like the sun and moon, from west to east; though sometimes for short periods they appear...Their names are Uranus,' Neptune, Flora, Melpomene, Clio, Euterpe, Vesta, Iris, Metis, Phocea, Massalia, Htbe, Lutetia, Parthenope, Fortuna, Thetis, Amphitrite,... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1861 - 364 pages
...Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, or the Georginm Sidus, and Neptune. Five of these planets, namely — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible...to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. Herschel, the Asteroids, and Neptune have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope;... | |
| Robert Sullivan - 1862 - 432 pages
...Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, or the Georfinm Sidus, and Neptune. Five of these planets, namely — lercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. Herschel, the Asteroids, and Neptune have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope... | |
| Robert Sullivan - 1869 - 230 pages
...Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or the Georgium Sidus, and Neptune. Five of these planets, namely. Mercury, Venus, Mars,' Jupiter, and Saturn, are visible...to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. Uranus, the Asteroids, and Neptune, were discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope ; and... | |
| Robert Sullivan - 1874 - 502 pages
...Earth, Mars, the Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Five of these planets, namely — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible...to the naked eye, and were known to the ancients. Uranus, the Asteroids, and Neptune have been discovered in modern times by the aid of the telescope... | |
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