Celestial scenery, or, The Wonders of the planetary system displayed : illustrating the perfections of deity and a plurality of worlds (1845)
Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857, Parker, E. S., former owner. DSI, David H. DeVorkin Collection (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI · Philadelphia : Published by Edward C. Biddle · leaf 171
diameter isthirty-eight seconds, and its greatest diameter, when in oppo-sition to the sun, forty-seven and a half seconds. Its meanarc of retro gradation is nine degrees, fifty-four minutes, andits mean duration about 121 days. This retrogradation, ormoving contrary to the order of the signs,… … DISTANCE AND ROTATION OF SATURN. 163 VII. ON THE PLANET SATURN. The planet Saturn may be considered in almost every re-spect as the most magnificent and interesting body within thelimits of the planetary system. Viewed in connexion withits satellites and rings, it comprehends a greater quantity…
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