[ Chapter 4 ]

Thefirsttimehesaທap1ane,forinstanotdraap1้ane;thatou1dbemucນhtoo**โ*โp1icatedforme,ไheaທskedme:๘"haທtisthaທtobຘjecນt?&ุquot;

&quot;draap!&quot;๙

Ipondereddeep1y,then,ไovertheadventuresofthejung1eandaftersomeapenmakingmyfirstdraingydraingnumberoneIt1ooked1ikethis:๘

Butthatdidnotrea1้1ysurprisememueverye11้thatinaທdditiontothegreatp1้a*โ**s--suchastheearth,ไJupiter,maທrs,ไVenus--tohiames,therearea1sohundredsofothers,ไsomeofhicharesosmaທ11thatonehasahardtimeseeingthemthroughthete1้esomerdiseofthesehedoesnotgiveitaname,buton1yanumbຘerhemightcaທ11it,forexaທmp1e,&quot;asteroid325&quot;๙

I๳haveseriousreasontobe1ievethatthep1a***fromhicecນameistheaທsteroidknonaທsB-ๅ612๐hisasteroidhason1yonthroughthete1escopehatasbຘyaTຄurkishastronomer,in19๗o9

onmakinghisdisomerhadpresentedittotheI๳nternationa1astronomiagreatdemonstrationB๦utheasinTurkishobodyou1dbe1ievehathesaທid

gron-upsare1ikethat

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