Elementary astronomy; a beginner's text-book (1899)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 351
very close to the surface of Jupiter. Observations showthat the larger satellites revolve about Jupiter, always turn- 325 326 ASTRONOMY. ing the same face to the planet just as our own Moon turnsalways the same face to the Earth. The rotation-time of the planet is not the same in all latitudes… … Fig. 180.—Drawing op Jupiter made at the Lick Observa-tory, August 28, 1890. figure of the planet is markedly spheroidal ; its disk is easily seen tobe elliptical in shape. The phases of Jupiter are slight—scarcelynoticeable. The reflecting-power {albedo) of the planet is y6^, notvery much less…
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