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 63
the ellipse, the greater isthe eccentricity of the ellipse;and the less the distance be-tween the foci, compared withthe length of the major axis,the less the eccentricity of theellipse. The ellipse of Fig. 54has an eccentricity of \. Thisellipse scarcely differs in appear-ance from a circle. The… … Fig- 54. ASTRONOMY. 47
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