Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, A.C. Armstrong and son · leaf 291
western side) as a morning star, and when sheseems farthest away from the sun in direction E V (fig.46) in one case, or E z; in the other case, we know thatthe line E V or E v, as the case may be, must just touch TRANSITS OF VENUS. 279 her path; and perceiving how far her place in theheavens is… … Fig. 46. portion S E bears to S V—that is, what proportion thedistance of the earth bears to the distance of Venus.^ * There is, however, a much more perfect way of determiningthis proportion, by applying the law which Kepler found to con-nect the distances of the planets from the sun with the…
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