THE STELLAR UNIVERSE. 



(SECOND LECTURE.) 



Form and Arrangement of the Mass of visible Stars.— Sir W. Herschel's Analysis of the Heavens.— 

 The Milky Way.— The vast Numbers of Stars in it.— Form and Dimensions of this Mass of Stars. — 

 Nebulae and Clusters. — Various Forms and Appearance of Nebula.— Great Nebula in Orion. — 

 Megallanic Clouds.— Planetary Nebulae.— Vast Number of Nebulae.— Herschel's Catalogue- 

 Structure of the Universe.— Laplace's nebular Hypothesis.— Examination of its moral Tendency. 



