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Page 30
... stars had shifted . Night after night he watched them , discovered a fourth star , and finally found that they were all rapidly revolving around Jupiter , each in its elliptical orbit , with its own rate of motion , and all accompanying ...
... stars had shifted . Night after night he watched them , discovered a fourth star , and finally found that they were all rapidly revolving around Jupiter , each in its elliptical orbit , with its own rate of motion , and all accompanying ...
Page 36
... stars in the same place . This sphere of stars sur- rounds the earth on every side . In the daytime we cannot see the stars because of the superior light of the sun ; but with a telescope they can be traced , and an astronomer will find ...
... stars in the same place . This sphere of stars sur- rounds the earth on every side . In the daytime we cannot see the stars because of the superior light of the sun ; but with a telescope they can be traced , and an astronomer will find ...
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... stars from superior to inferior conjunction , and the superior planets from opposition to conjunction . During the other half of their revolutions they are morning stars . Mercury , evening star .. Venus , 2 months . 66 66 91 66 Mars ...
... stars from superior to inferior conjunction , and the superior planets from opposition to conjunction . During the other half of their revolutions they are morning stars . Mercury , evening star .. Venus , 2 months . 66 66 91 66 Mars ...
Page 84
... stars , and called the morning star Apollo , the god of day , and the evening star Mer- cury , the god of thieves , who walk to and fro in the night - time seeking plunder . The Greeks gave to Mercury the additional name of " The ...
... stars , and called the morning star Apollo , the god of day , and the evening star Mer- cury , the god of thieves , who walk to and fro in the night - time seeking plunder . The Greeks gave to Mercury the additional name of " The ...
Page 100
... stars as the waters of the sea itself sparkle at night be- tween the tropics . " to east , elevates our horizon above the stars on 100 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... stars as the waters of the sea itself sparkle at night be- tween the tropics . " to east , elevates our horizon above the stars on 100 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
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