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THE NEW ASTRONOMY


THE NEW ASTRONOMY

BY

SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY, Ph.D., LL.D.

DIRECTOR OF THE ALLEGHENY OBSERVATORY, MEMBER NATIONAL ACADEMY,
FELLOW ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, ETC., ETC.

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