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 246
inferred that they allrevolve on their respective axis in the same manner. Let the line A B represent the planeof the planets orbit, C D his axis, andE F the plane of his rings. The satellitesbeing in the plane of the rings willrevolve around the shadow of the pri-mary, instead of passing through… … 508. The revolutions? Shape and position of their orbits? Distances from their primary? 509. Comparative size? THE PRIMARY PLANETS JUPITER AND SATURN. 245 the opposite side ; and the moons, revolving in the plane of the rings, must pass throughthe shadow at every revolution. The eighth, however,…
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