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... solar parallax ( 8.94 ) and the corresponding mean solar distance ( 91,430,000 miles ) , as given on page 307 of this work , are incorrect . The methods recently adopted for approximating the solar parallax give a smaller angle , and ...
... solar parallax ( 8.94 ) and the corresponding mean solar distance ( 91,430,000 miles ) , as given on page 307 of this work , are incorrect . The methods recently adopted for approximating the solar parallax give a smaller angle , and ...
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... solar system . ( P. 282. ) A considerable modification of the Nebular Hypothesis is probable , leaving its general idea , however , intact . One view sup- poses that the rupture of the parent body ( sun or planet ) did not take place ...
... solar system . ( P. 282. ) A considerable modification of the Nebular Hypothesis is probable , leaving its general idea , however , intact . One view sup- poses that the rupture of the parent body ( sun or planet ) did not take place ...
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Joel Dorman Steele. The Solar System . ' In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun . THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE Solar System is mainly comprised THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE.
Joel Dorman Steele. The Solar System . ' In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun . THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE Solar System is mainly comprised THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE.
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Joel Dorman Steele. THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE Solar System is mainly comprised within the limits of the Zodiac . It consists of- 1. The Sun - the centre . 2. The major planets - Vulcan ( undetermined ) , Mercury , Venus , Earth , Mars ...
Joel Dorman Steele. THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE Solar System is mainly comprised within the limits of the Zodiac . It consists of- 1. The Sun - the centre . 2. The major planets - Vulcan ( undetermined ) , Mercury , Venus , Earth , Mars ...
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... solar system is the most perfect timepiece known . THE SUN . Sign , O , a buckler with its boss . DISTANCE . - The sun's average distance from the earth is about 91 million miles . Since the orbit of the earth is elliptical , and the ...
... solar system is the most perfect timepiece known . THE SUN . Sign , O , a buckler with its boss . DISTANCE . - The sun's average distance from the earth is about 91 million miles . Since the orbit of the earth is elliptical , and the ...
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