Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 378
hesame direction. In this respect, the motion is similar to nilfOS OF SATURN. 357 that of the earth around the sun. The ring of Saturn isincHned about 27° to the plane of its orbit. Conse-quently, as the planet revolves around the sun, there is achange in the direction in which the sun shines upon… … Fig. 97.- -DIFPERENT ASPECTS OF THE HING OF SATURN AS SEENFROM THE EARTH. of the ling passes through the sun twice. This occuiTedin the years 1862 and 1878, at two opposite points of theorbit, as shown in the figure. At two other points, mid-way between these, the sun shines upon the plane of…
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