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 277
Fig. 277.ing these spots from day to day, the time of Jupiters axialrotation has been found to be about nine hours and fiftyminutes. 250 ASTRONOMY, 1 The axis of Jupiter deviates but slightly from a perpen-dicular to the plane of its orbit, as is shown in Fig. 277. THE SATELLITES OF JUPITER, 256.… … by four moons, as shown in Fig. 278. The diameters ofthese moons range from about twenty-two hundred to thirty-seven hundred miles. The second from the planet is thesmallest, and the third the largest. The smallest is aboutthe size of our moon; the largest considerably exceeds r ^mm*. y 4 ^^^^^M…
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