Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 341
onjunctions of Venus, because thelatter has made 5 revolutions morethan the earth. Consequently, ifwe wait eight years from an inferiorconjunction of Venus, we shall, atthe end of that time, have anotherinferior conjimction, the fifth inregular order, at nearly the samepoint of the two orbits. It… … 8.—CONJUNCTIONS OF VENTJS. TBAN8ITS OF VENUS. 331 Suppose also that at the moment of the inferior conjunction ofVenus, we draw a straight line S1 through Venus to the earth at 1.We shall then have to wait about If years for another inferior con-junction, during which time the earth will have made…
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