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... Venus , Dec. 8 , 1874 , would furnish data for determining the ques- tion definitely . As yet , the reported results are not satisfactory . Authorities agree that the mean solar distance is more than 91 million miles , but vary in the ...
... Venus , Dec. 8 , 1874 , would furnish data for determining the ques- tion definitely . As yet , the reported results are not satisfactory . Authorities agree that the mean solar distance is more than 91 million miles , but vary in the ...
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Joel Dorman Steele. ( P. 90. ) The greatest brilliancy of Venus will occur next in Feb. , 1886 . ( P. 143. ) The brilliancy of the moon is now estimated to be about 600,000 that of the sun . Whether or not the moon radiates any heat to ...
Joel Dorman Steele. ( P. 90. ) The greatest brilliancy of Venus will occur next in Feb. , 1886 . ( P. 143. ) The brilliancy of the moon is now estimated to be about 600,000 that of the sun . Whether or not the moon radiates any heat to ...
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... VENUS THE EARTH THE SEASONS · 89 96 ΠΙΟ PRECESSION AND NUTATION REFRACTION , ABERRATION AND PARALLAX THE MOON • ECLIPSES THE TIDES MARS • THE MINOR PLANETS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE • 120 • 130 139 • 155 • 165 168 172 175 182 • 189 ...
... VENUS THE EARTH THE SEASONS · 89 96 ΠΙΟ PRECESSION AND NUTATION REFRACTION , ABERRATION AND PARALLAX THE MOON • ECLIPSES THE TIDES MARS • THE MINOR PLANETS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE • 120 • 130 139 • 155 • 165 168 172 175 182 • 189 ...
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... Venus is both morning and evening star ; that the planets are inhabited - and he even attempted to calculate the size of some of the animals in the moon ; that the planets are placed at intervals cor- responding to the scale in music ...
... Venus is both morning and evening star ; that the planets are inhabited - and he even attempted to calculate the size of some of the animals in the moon ; that the planets are placed at intervals cor- responding to the scale in music ...
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... Venus , for instance , was sometimes seen as " evening star " in the west , and then again as " morning star " in the east . Sometimes she seemed to be moving in the same direction as the sun , then going apparently behind the sun ...
... Venus , for instance , was sometimes seen as " evening star " in the west , and then again as " morning star " in the east . Sometimes she seemed to be moving in the same direction as the sun , then going apparently behind the sun ...
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