A new treatise on astronomy, and the use of globes : in two parts ... (1866)
M'Intire, James, 1799-1879 · New York : Published by A.S. Barnes & Burr ... · leaf 77
same phenomena will From tlie periodic times of the earth and Venus, deduce the synodicrevolution of Venus. How is the synodic revolution of Mercury found ? 77. How many degrees is the orbit of Venus inclined to the plane ofthe ecliptic? Wliat are the longitudes of the nodes ? 70 ASTRONOMY. occur… … both cases she is at her inferior conjunction, there will beno transit; because in the one case she will pass abovethe sun, and in the other below him. In a similar man-ner, a transit of Mercury may be illustrated. 78. FREaUENCY OP THE TRANSITS OF MeRCURY AND Venus. It has already been observed…
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