Elements of astronomy ... with explanatory notes, and questions for examination (1855)
Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889 · New York, Farmer, Brace & co. · leaf 70
parallax we must havesome standard station, from which all celestial objects aresupposed to be viewed. This imaginary station is thecentre of the earth, and the true position in the sky of &nyheavenly body, is determined by an imaginary linedrawn from the centre of the earth to the centre of… … PARALLAX OF A HEAVENLY BODY. centre of the earth, is the measure of the parallax of thebody. Thus, in Figure 24, where the curve PEZC represents Where is the standard station from which all celestial objects are supposed to be seen 1How is the true position in the heavens of a planet or planetary…
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