Is it not reasonable to think that by far the greater part … - Agnes Mary Clerke

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Is it not reasonable to think that by far the greater part is solid and dark, and that this immense globe is encompassed with a thin covering of that resplendent substance from which the sun would seem to derive the whole of his vivifying heat and energy?

Agnes Mary Clerke

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Agnes Mary Clerke (10 February 1842 – 20 January 1907) was an Irish astronomer who wrote popular books on astronomy and its history.

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Alternative Names: Agnes Mary Clarke • AMC • Agnes Clerke

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