 Hence it follows that the rays of light of the remotest nebufœ must have been almost two millions of years on their way, and that consequently, so many of years ago, this object must already have had au existence in the sidereal heaven, in order to send...  Kosmos - Seite 420von Alexander von Humboldt - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1802 - 638 Seiten
...which convey its image to the eye, must have been more than nineteen hundred and ten thousand, that is, almost two millions of years on their way ; and that, consequently, so many years ago, * See Phil. Trans, for 1800, page 83. NB In the same page, line 22, for jooo read 50000. this object... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1834 - 1028 Seiten
...these very remote nebulae may still be perceived, the rays of light which convey its image to the eye, must have been almost two millions of years on their...consequently so many years ago, this object must already have liad an existence in the sidereal heavens, in order to send out those rays by which we now perceive... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1846 - 632 Seiten
...which convey its iinag» to the eye, must have been more than nineteen hundred and ten thousand, that U almost two millions of years on their way ; and that, consequently, so many vears ago. this object must already have had an existence in the sidereal heaven.*, in order to send... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1845 - 514 Seiten
...beside ri Argo. 91 (p. 164.) — " Hence it follows that the rays of light of the remotest nebula: must have been almost two millions of years on their...that, consequently, so many years ago this object must have had an existence in the sidereal heaven, in order to send out those rays by which we now perceive... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm H. Alexander freiherr von Humboldt - 1846 - 620 Seiten
...de r, d'Argo. (21) [page 175]. « Hence it follows thaï thé rays of light of the remotest uebulœ must have been almost two millions of years on their way, and thaï consequently , so many of years ago, this object must already have had an existence ]& thesidereal... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1847 - 608 Seiten
...d'Argo. (21) [page 175]. « Hence it follows thatthe rays oflight of the remotest nebulae must bave been almost two millions of years on their way, and that consequently, so many of years ago, this object must already have had an existence in the sidereal heaven, in order to send... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1855 - 608 Seiten
...de « d'Argo. (21) [page 475 ]. « Hence it follows that the rays of light of the remotest uebulœ must have been almost two millions of years on their way , and that consequently , so many of years ago, this objectmust already have had an existence in the sidereal heaven, jn order to send... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1855 - 624 Seiten
...tout à fait terne à côté de r. d'Argo. (21) [page 475]. « Hence il follows that the rays oflight of the remotest nebulae must have been almost two millions of years on lheir way, and that consequent1)', so many of years ago, this objecl must atready have had an existence... | |
 | M. M. Kalisch - 1858 - 554 Seiten
...us, and that, as Sir William Herschel explicitly remarks, " the rays of light of the remotest nebulas must have been almost two millions of years on their way, and, consequently, so many years ago this object must already have had an existence in the sidcrcnl heavens,... | |
 | Patrice Larroque - 1860 - 472 Seiten
...its image to thé eye, must hâve « been more than nineteen hundred and ten thousand, that is aknost two • millions of years on their way, and that consequently so many years ago « this object must already hâve had an existence in thé sidereal heaveus in moment où l'œil, arme d'un télescope, aperçoit... | |
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