Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 288
n parabolicarcs about the sun. The planes of their motion admit of the greatest varietyin their situation. The direction of their motion is also totally undeter-mined. They have atmospheres of very great extent, whichshow themselves in various forms as tails, coma, haziness,etc. MAGNITUDES OF THE… … • • Pig. 74.—relative sizes op the planets. The relative apparent magnitudes of the sun, as seenfrom the various planets, is shown in the next figure. Flora and Mnemosyne are two of the asteroids. A curious relation between the distances of the planets,known as Bodes law, deserves mention. If to…
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