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Page 84
... by the name of Goad , in 1686 , humor- ously termed this planet , " A squinting lacquey of the sun , who seldom shows his head in these parts , as if he were in debt . " been able to see it . In our latitude and 84 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... by the name of Goad , in 1686 , humor- ously termed this planet , " A squinting lacquey of the sun , who seldom shows his head in these parts , as if he were in debt . " been able to see it . In our latitude and 84 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 85
Joel Dorman Steele. been able to see it . In our latitude and climate , we can generally easily detect it if we watch for it at the time of its greatest elongation or quadrature , as given in the almanac . MOTION IN SPACE . - It revolves ...
Joel Dorman Steele. been able to see it . In our latitude and climate , we can generally easily detect it if we watch for it at the time of its greatest elongation or quadrature , as given in the almanac . MOTION IN SPACE . - It revolves ...
Page 90
... latitude , she may be seen with the naked eye in full daylight . This occurs once in eight years , in which interval the earth and planet return to the same situation in their orbits ; eight complete revolutions of the earth about the ...
... latitude , she may be seen with the naked eye in full daylight . This occurs once in eight years , in which interval the earth and planet return to the same situation in their orbits ; eight complete revolutions of the earth about the ...
Page 102
... Quito , the circle of latitude is much longer than one at the mouth of the St. Lawrence , and the velocities vary in the same proportion . The former place moves at the rate of about 1,038 miles per hour ;. 102 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... Quito , the circle of latitude is much longer than one at the mouth of the St. Lawrence , and the velocities vary in the same proportion . The former place moves at the rate of about 1,038 miles per hour ;. 102 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 103
... latitude ( 41 ° ) the speed is about 780 miles per hour . We do not perceive this wonderful velocity with which we are flying through the air , because the air moves with us . * Yet were the earth suddenly to stop its rotation , the ...
... latitude ( 41 ° ) the speed is about 780 miles per hour . We do not perceive this wonderful velocity with which we are flying through the air , because the air moves with us . * Yet were the earth suddenly to stop its rotation , the ...
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