The geography of the heavens and classbook of astronomy; (1863)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere. [from old catalog] · New York, Mason brothers; Boston, Mason & Hamlin; [etc., etc.] · leaf 237
een kindlyordered by the beneficent Creator ; for had his axis been inclinedto his orbit, like that of the Earth, his polar winters would havebeen alternately a dreadful night of six years1 darkness. 4S1. Motion at Jupiters equator? His mean diameter ? His volume ? Li^ht and heat?Does he ever… … TELESCOPIC VIEW OP JUPITER. 483. Jupiter, whenviewed through atelescope., appears tobe surrounded by anumber of luminouszones, usually termedbelts, that frequentlyextend quite aroundhim. These belts areparallel not only toeach other, but, ingeneral, to his equa-tor, which is alsonearly parallel to…
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