. Tribune popular science . tholower part, That is Vhe zone of the Milky Way, aud bythus mapping the starsln it, the MH*y Way is distinctlybrought into view. There are the Pleiades in the MilkyWay and tho head of the Ball, and here is a region\vherc comparatively few stars are seen. Now I shall ask you to notice that a work of that kindmust proceed slowly. There Is a want of laborers In thefield. There is always a possibility that we may gatherIn laborers here and there, and there is a possibility thatI may gather assistance here in this way. What ia•wanted is laborers to gather in. Any one ca
. Tribune popular science . tholower part, That is Vhe zone of the Milky Way, aud bythus mapping the starsln it, the MH*y Way is distinctlybrought into view. There are the Pleiades in the MilkyWay and tho head of the Ball, and here is a region\vherc comparatively few stars are seen. Now I shall ask you to notice that a work of that kindmust proceed slowly. There Is a want of laborers In thefield. There is always a possibility that we may gatherIn laborers here and there, and there is a possibility thatI may gather assistance here in this way. What ia•wanted is laborers to gather in. Any one can surveythe heavens with a telescope, aud It is only necessary tocarry out that survey on a uniform plan, ami then the•work <] aio will flc in with the work done by anotherobserver. If you consider this map with its stars, you willreadily perceive that it takes time necessarily. Give asingle second to each star, and it amounts to a consider-able time. The time 1 gave to that map amounted to ,
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