Excerpt from Celestial Scenery, or the Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed: Illustrating the Perfections of Deity and a Plurality of WorldsThe author, having for many years past been a. Pretty constant observer of celestial phenomena, was under no necessity of adhering implicitly to the descriptions given by preceding writers, hav ing had an opportunity of observing, through some of the best, reflecting and achromatic telescopes, the greater part of the phenomena of the solar sys tem which are here described.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.