The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 256
ut seventy-three days.She has the same phase, and is at the same distance fromthe earth, in both cases of maximum brilliancy. Of course,the brilliancy of Venus when at the maximum varies some-what from time to time, owing to the eccentricities of theorbits of the earth and of Venus, which cause her… … Fig. 260, 234 ASTRONOMY. 233. The Atmosphere and Surface of Venus. — Schroterbelieved that he saw shadings and markings on Venus simi-lar to those on Mercury, indicating the presence of anatmosphere and of elevations on the surface of the planet.Fig. 261 represents the surface of Venus as it…
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