Shuler, Molton Ancrum. [from old catalog] · New York, Broadway publishing company · leaf 118
incethe sun is then on the opposite side of the earth. Those oppositions which occur near the 26th ofAugust are favorable, and those which occur near the22d of February are unfavorable; for, since the orbitof Mars is more eccentric than that of the earth, at 98 THE FAMILY CELESTIAL the former date… … Op/>os/t/oas of /877 which we see that they occur at irregular intervals.At a favorable opposition, Mars may approach within35,500,000 miles of the earth. This close approach ofthe planet presents a favorable opportunity for obtain-ing his distance and also that of the sun, thus solvingthe same…
Astronomy
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