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 81
n at A, its superior con-junction. The earth is here supposed to be placed at K; andif it were at rest in that position, all the changes now statedwould happen in the course of 224 days. But as the earth ismoving forward in the same direction as the planet, it requiressome considerable time before… … tween the superior conjunction and the same conjunction againis nearly 584 days, during which period Venus passes throughall the variety of its motions and phases as a morning andevening star. This diversity of motions and phases, as formerly stated,serves to prove the truth of the system, now…
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