Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859. [from old catalog] · New York, R. B. Collins · leaf 201
the polar diameter in the proportion of 107to 100. Such a figure might naturally be expectedfrom the rapidity of his diurnal rotation, which is ac-complished in about 10 hours. A place on the equatorof Jupiter must turn 27 times as fast as on the terrestrialequator. The distance of Jupiter from the… … spectacles in astronomy. The disk expands into a largeand bright orb like the full moon; the spheroidal figure 238. Jupiter.—State his diameter, volume, figure, revolutionon his axis, velocity of his equator, distance from the sun, periodictime. JUPITER. 187 which theory assigns to revolving…
Astronomy
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
