Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 246
he other planets, not only bytheir small size, but by the great eccentricities and inclina-tions of their orbits. If we except Mercury, none of thelarger planets has an eccentricity amounting to one-tenththe diameter of its orbit (43), nor is any orbit inclined morethan two or three degrees to the… … • • Fig. 246. 224 ASTRONOMY, degrees to the ecliptic, while there are some planets ofthis group whose orbits nearly coincide with the plane ofthe ecliptic. Fig. 249 shows one of the most and one of the least
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