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coveries as forthwith made his name the
best known in Europe. He found curious
irregular black spots on the sun, revolving
round it in twenty-seven days; hills and val-
leys on the moon; the planets showing discs
of sensible size, not points like the fixed
stars; Venus showing phases according to
her position in relation to the sun; Jupiter
accompanied by four moons; Saturn with
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