The elements of theoretical and descriptive astronomy, for the use of colleges and academies (1872)
White, Charles J. (Charles Joyce), 1839-1917 · Philadelphia, Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger · leaf 182
ary are on record. The distance of the first satellitefrom Jupiter is 270,000 miles, and that of the fourth is 1,200,000 174 SATELLITES OF JUPITER. miles. The first revolves about Jupiter in a period of 42 hours,and the fourth iu a period of 16d. 17h. 212. Phenomena Presented by the Satellites.—The… … Fig. TO. of the earth. Let ./ be Jupiter, and ABDG the orbit of one ofits satellites. Since the planes of all the orbits very nearlycoincide with the plane of the ecliptic, we may consider ABDGto lie in that plane. Suppose the earth to be at E, and, in orderto simplify the case, suppose it also to…
Astronomy
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
