[43] See Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, for April, 1825. No. XXIV.
[44] See Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, for July, 1826, p. 114.
[45] For an explanation of the manner of viewing Venus at her superior conjunction, see ‘Celestial Scenery,’ 5th thousand, p. 102.
[46] See Long’s Astronomy, vol. 2, p. 487,—and Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. ii. p. 436, 3rd edition.
[47] The balls which represent the different planets, on this machine, have their hemispheres painted black, with the white side turned directly to the sun, so that if the eye be placed in a line with the earth, and the planet, particularly Mercury and Venus, its phase in the heavens, at that time, as viewed with a telescope, may be distinctly perceived.
[48] The above description has been selected and abridged from a small volume entitled ‘The Monster Telescope, erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsontown,’—and also from the ‘Illustrated London News’ of September 9th, 1843. In the volume alluded to a more particular description will be found, accompanied with engravings.
Transcriber’s Note:
The corrections listed in the Errata list have been made.
The high resolution image for the image on page 196 does not have a caption. I have captioned this image as "figure 40" and the one on page 206 as "figure 40*" to comply with the "List of Engravings".
Inconsistent double quotes and capitalization are as in the original.