Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889. [from old catalog] · New York, Sheldon and company · leaf 74
lax 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 anyheavenly body, is determined by an imaginary linedrawn from the centre of the earth to the centre of the… … 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?How is the true position in the heavens of a planet or planetary…
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