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 294
e earth at exactly the same time, andalso that the earth may sometimes come on one side of theplane of the ring while the sun is shining on the other. Inthe figure, E, E, E\ and E is the orbit of the earth.When Saturn is at S, or opposite, at E, the plane of the ringwill pass through the sun, and… … Fig. 298. Were Saturn at S or at S/f, and the earth farther to the left orto the right, the sun would be shining on one side of the ringwhile we should be looking on the other. In all these casesthe ring will disappear entirely in a telescope of ordinarypower. With very powerful telescopes the ring…
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