Astronomy for Amateurs
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These lilliputian worlds at first received the names of the morecelebrated of the minor mythological divinities--Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, etc. , but as they rapidly increased in number, it was foundnecessary to call them by modern, terrestrial names, and more than onedaughter of Eve, the Egeria of some astronomer, now has her nameinscribed in the Heavens. The first minor planet was discovered on thefirst day of the nineteenth century, January 1, 1801, by Piazzi, astronomer at Palermo. While ...he was observing the small stars in theconstellation of the Bull beneath the clear Sicilian skies, this famousastronomer noticed one that he had never seen before.
The next night, directing his telescope to the same part of the Heavens, he perceived that the fair unknown had moved her station, and theobservations of the following days left him no doubt as to the nature ofthe visitor: she was a planet, a wandering star among theconstellations, revolving round the Sun. This newcomer was registeredunder the name of Ceres.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
These lilliputian worlds at first received the names of the morecelebrated of the minor mythological divinities--Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, etc. , but as they rapidly increased in number, it was foundnecessary to call them by modern, terrestrial names, and more than onedaughter of Eve, the Egeria of some astronomer, now has her nameinscribed in the Heavens. The first minor planet was discovered on thefirst day of the nineteenth century, January 1, 1801, by Piazzi, astronomer at Palermo. While ...he was observing the small stars in theconstellation of the Bull beneath the clear Sicilian skies, this famousastronomer noticed one that he had never seen before.
The next night, directing his telescope to the same part of the Heavens, he perceived that the fair unknown had moved her station, and theobservations of the following days left him no doubt as to the nature ofthe visitor: she was a planet, a wandering star among theconstellations, revolving round the Sun. This newcomer was registeredunder the name of Ceres.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925 to read onlineMoreLess
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