Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 339
onjunctions of Venus, because thelatter has made 5 revolutions morethan the earth. Consequently, ifwe wait eight years from an inferiorconjunction of Venus, we shall, atthe end of that time, have anotherinferior conjunction, the fifth inregular order, at nearly the samepoint of the two orbits. It… … Fig. 88.—conjtjkcttons of VENUS. TRANSITS OF VENUS. 321 Suppose also that at the moment of the inferior conjunction ofVenus, we draw a straight line S\ through Venus to the earth at 1.We shall then have to wait about 1| years for another inferior con-junction, during which time the earth will have…
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