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... JUPITER SATURN MERCURY VENUS EARTH NEPTUNE URANUS be at 880 feet ; the aphelion distance of Donati's comet of 1858 at 6 miles ; and the nearest fixed star at 7,500 miles . According to this scale , the daily motion of Vulcan. COMPARATIVE ...
... JUPITER SATURN MERCURY VENUS EARTH NEPTUNE URANUS be at 880 feet ; the aphelion distance of Donati's comet of 1858 at 6 miles ; and the nearest fixed star at 7,500 miles . According to this scale , the daily motion of Vulcan. COMPARATIVE ...
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... Jupiter , Saturn , and Mercury occurred in the Fig . 17 . VENUS AND JUPITER IN CONJUNCTION , JANUARY 30 , 1868 . reign of the Emperor Chuenhio . Astronomers tell us that this actually took place Feb. 28 , 2446 B. C. , and that they were ...
... Jupiter , Saturn , and Mercury occurred in the Fig . 17 . VENUS AND JUPITER IN CONJUNCTION , JANUARY 30 , 1868 . reign of the Emperor Chuenhio . Astronomers tell us that this actually took place Feb. 28 , 2446 B. C. , and that they were ...
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... Jupiter came so near each other that they appeared to the naked eye as one object . In 1725 , Venus , Mercury , Jupiter , and Mars appeared in the same field of the telescope . ARE THE PLANETS INHABITED ? —This question is one which ...
... Jupiter came so near each other that they appeared to the naked eye as one object . In 1725 , Venus , Mercury , Jupiter , and Mars appeared in the same field of the telescope . ARE THE PLANETS INHABITED ? —This question is one which ...
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... JUPITER VENUS MNEMOSYNE CARTH LONA MARS cannot conceive of any polar inhabitant who could endure the. SIZE OF SUN AS SEEN FROM THE PLANETS . 2,000 in passing from Mercury to Uranus . No hu- man being could reside on the former , while we ...
... JUPITER VENUS MNEMOSYNE CARTH LONA MARS cannot conceive of any polar inhabitant who could endure the. SIZE OF SUN AS SEEN FROM THE PLANETS . 2,000 in passing from Mercury to Uranus . No hu- man being could reside on the former , while we ...
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... Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . MOTIONS OF A PLANET AS SEEN FROM THE SUN.- Could we stand at the sun and watch the movements of the planets , they would all be seen to be revolv- ing with different velocities in the order of the ...
... Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . MOTIONS OF A PLANET AS SEEN FROM THE SUN.- Could we stand at the sun and watch the movements of the planets , they would all be seen to be revolv- ing with different velocities in the order of the ...
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ancients Andromeda angle aphelion appear Aries astronomers atmosphere axis Boötes bright brilliant Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia cause Celestial Sphere centre Cepheus circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density Describe diameter disk earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light luminous lunar Lyra magnitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian meteors miles moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune night node north pole Orion parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus Pisces polar Polaris precession rays revolve ring rising Saturn seasons seen shine side sidereal sidereal day solar day solar system solstice space spots summer sun's surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major Ursa Minor varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible winter Zodiac