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glory and vastness of a temple, built by Almighty 

 Power and Wisdom, the forth-puttings of whose hand 

 we can see and trace, but whose palace and pre- 

 sence are hidden in brightness impenetrable to our 

 sight. 



Astronomy has made vast strides in knowledge of 

 the stars since Herschel's death. Other magicians, 

 imbued with his spirit, and wielding a more wonderful 

 rod of power than his 40-feet reflector, have arisen 

 to walk in his footsteps, and to tread the paths of 

 discovery, which more or less dimly he saw and walked 

 in double stars ; treble systems ; eclipses of suns ; 

 youthful stars; dark or dying worlds; star charts; 

 photographic plates, and vast volumes of gas, lighted 

 or dark. More even than in his days have the barren 

 heavens proved to be a land of wonders to curious 

 man. 



