The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 247
to one-tenththe diameter of its orbit (43), nor is any orbit inclined morethan two or three degrees to the ecliptic ; but the inclina-tions of many of the minor planets exceed ten degrees, andthe eccentricities frequently amount to an eighth of theorbital diameter. The orbit of Pallas is inclined… … Fig, 247. eccentric of the orbits of this group as compared with thatof the earth. The intricate complexity of the orbits of the asteroids isshown in Fig. 250. ASTRONOMY. 225 II. THE INNER GROUP OF PLANETS. Mercury. 216. The Orbit of Mercury.—The orbit of Mercury ismore eccentric than that of any…
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