Althoughlighttravels167，000milesinasecond，thedistanceof61Cygnitheonlystarwhosedistanceisascertainedissoinconceivablygreat，thatitsrayswouldrequiremorethantenyearstoreachtheearth。Forstarsbeyondthis，20oreven1000yearswouldbeamoderateestimate。Thus，iftheyhadbeenannihilated20，or1000yearsago，wemightstillseethemto-daybythelightwhichstartedfromtheirsurfaces20or1000yearsinthepasttime。
Thatmanywhichweseedailyarereallyextinct，isnotimpossible
notevenimprobable。
NotesMaelstrom{*1}SeeArchimedes，“_DeIncidentibusinFluido_。”-lib。2。
NotesIslandoftheFay{*1}Morauxisherederivedfrommoeurs，anditsmeaningis“fashionable“ormorestrictly“ofmanners。”