lpable ether,
the nature of gravity, are in turn discussed or adverted to; while the
final chapter takes into consideration the crowning problem of life.

"These sixteen chapters are short studies on modern theories about the
origin and mystery of the universe, by an astronomer whose writings have
done much to help and popularise that science."--_The Times._

PUBLISHED BY

ADAM & CHARLES BLACK . SOHO SQUARE . LONDON

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Transcriber's notes:

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072 13 The search for it, through confessedly scarcely
196 24 The first description are tranquil

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003 footnote 1 xviiie xviii^e
(the e is superscript)
009 11 byeways byways
024 46 concentation concentration
043 37 Is appears from It appears from
062 37 appearances seem by him appearances seen by him
072 42 Ecole Militaire Ecole Militaire
082 3 forgotton forgotten
092 footnote 1 11/9647000 1/9647000 (confirmed by
looking up reference quoted)
093 7 phenenoma phenomena
100 17 Bredikhin Bredikhine
131 13 identifiying identifying
140 40 terrestial terrestrial
143 25 appearence appearance
149 27 bloodvessel blood vessel
152 12 Angstr[o-umlaut]m Angstrom
169 3 undimished undiminished
171 42 sympton symptom
172 18 familar familiar
173 42 photograpic photographic
182 37 by which i structure by which its structure
199 37 Bredikhine Bredikhine
220 26 stata strata
246 30-31 of its orbit 24 hours of its orbit in 24 hours
53 seconds. 53 seconds
260 13 garden at its seasons garden as its seasons
284 21