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... planets , etc. Meanwhile , it has not seemed desirable to change the data of this book until there is a substantial agree- ment among astronomers themselves . There is a satisfaction in noticing that the facts and theories of Astronomy ...
... planets , etc. Meanwhile , it has not seemed desirable to change the data of this book until there is a substantial agree- ment among astronomers themselves . There is a satisfaction in noticing that the facts and theories of Astronomy ...
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... planet at .776 . ( P. 181. ) Jupiter and Saturn are older planets than the earth and Mars , but being so large have cooled more slowly and are yet only partially solidified and still shine with much of their primeval fire . Mars ...
... planet at .776 . ( P. 181. ) Jupiter and Saturn are older planets than the earth and Mars , but being so large have cooled more slowly and are yet only partially solidified and still shine with much of their primeval fire . Mars ...
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... PLANETS 65 VULCAN 82 MERCURY 83 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 ...
... PLANETS 65 VULCAN 82 MERCURY 83 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 ...
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... planets , stars , and , as our globe itself is a planet , of the earth also . It is , above all others , a science that cultivates the powers of the imagination . Yet all its theories and distances are based upon the most rigorous ...
... planets , stars , and , as our globe itself is a planet , of the earth also . It is , above all others , a science that cultivates the powers of the imagination . Yet all its theories and distances are based upon the most rigorous ...
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... 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 , and that they move in harmony , making the " music ...
... 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 , and that they move in harmony , making the " music ...
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