The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 253
eful search has since been made, but with-out success. During the total eclipse of 1878 ProfessorWatson observed two objects near the sun, which he thoughtto be planets; but this is still matter of controversy. Venus. 225. The Orbit of Venus.—The orbit of Venus hasbut slight eccentricity, differing… … ASTRONOMY. 231 226. Distance of Venus from the Earth. — The dis-tance of Venus from the earth varies within much widerlimits than that of Mercury. When Venus is at inferiorconjunction, her distance from the earth is ninety-twomilhon miles minus sixty-seven million miles, or twenty-five miUion…
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