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... planet ) ? It is the angular difference between the true and apparent position of the sun's centre as it would be seen from the centre , and from the surface , of the earth ; or , it is the angle at the centre of the sun subtended by ...
... planet ) ? It is the angular difference between the true and apparent position of the sun's centre as it would be seen from the centre , and from the surface , of the earth ; or , it is the angle at the centre of the sun subtended by ...
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... planets with their satellites , and the comets . The term planet is derived from a Greek word which signifies ? A wanderer . And the planets are so named in contradistinc- tion to the fixed stars which preserve ? Their relative * * 9 ...
... planets with their satellites , and the comets . The term planet is derived from a Greek word which signifies ? A wanderer . And the planets are so named in contradistinc- tion to the fixed stars which preserve ? Their relative * * 9 ...
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... planets which revolve round several of the larger ones as their centre of motion , in the manner of ? Our moon . And they are sometimes termed ? Moons or secondary planets . As distinguished from the larger planets , which , having the ...
... planets which revolve round several of the larger ones as their centre of motion , in the manner of ? Our moon . And they are sometimes termed ? Moons or secondary planets . As distinguished from the larger planets , which , having the ...
Page 177
... planets , and knowing the distance of the earth from the sun , how do you find the distances of the other planets ? By the application of Kepler's " Third Law . " Which is , that ? " The squares of the periodic times of the planets are ...
... planets , and knowing the distance of the earth from the sun , how do you find the distances of the other planets ? By the application of Kepler's " Third Law . " Which is , that ? " The squares of the periodic times of the planets are ...
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John Lockhart (of Kirkcaldy.) tions of the orbits of the greater planets to that of the ecliptic are at so small an angle , that none of them are ever seen ? 9 degs . to the N. , or 9 degs . to the S. of the ecliptic . -The zodiac , and ...
John Lockhart (of Kirkcaldy.) tions of the orbits of the greater planets to that of the ecliptic are at so small an angle , that none of them are ever seen ? 9 degs . to the N. , or 9 degs . to the S. of the ecliptic . -The zodiac , and ...
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