Elements of theoretical and descriptive astronomy, for the use of colleges and academies (1901)
White, Charles J · New York: J. Wiley & sons · leaf 183
tance of the first satellite from Jupiter is 174 SATELLITES OF JUPITER. 270,000 miles, and that of the fourth is 1,200,000 miles. Thefirst revolves about Jupiter in a period of 42 hours, and thefourth in a period of 16d. 17h. [See Note J, page 270.] 212. Phenomena Presented by the Satellites.—The… … Fig. 70. of the earth. Let J be Jupiter, and ABD O the orbit of one ofits satellites. Since the planes of all the orbits very nearlycoincide with the plane of the ecliptic, we may consider ABD Oto lie in that plane. Suppose the earth to be at E, and, in orderto simplify the case, suppose it also to…
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