Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908, Young, Anne Sewell, b. 1871., ed · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and Company · leaf 245
and Crabtree, in England, but the fourwhich have occurred since then have been extensively observedin all parts of the world where they were visible, by scientificexpeditions sent out for the purpose by the different govern-ments. The transits of 1769 and 1882 were visible in theUnited States. 327.… … 328] MAES. 229 in fact, almost exactly — 243 years are equal to152 synodic, or 395 sidereal revolutions. If,then, we have a transit at any time, we mayhave another at the same node eight years earlieror later. Sixteen years before or after, it willbe impossible, and no other transit can occurat the…
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