The geography of the heavens : and class-book of astronomy : accompanied by a celestial atlas (1860)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York : Mason Brothers · leaf 209
es as great as the Earths ; since she not only accom-panies the Earth around the Sun every year, but, in the meantime, performs nearly thirteen revolutions about the Earth. Although the apparent motion of the Moon in her orbit is greater than that of anyother heavenly body, since she passes over,… … APOGEE. ■■■€) - PERIGEE. 409. The point in the Moons orbitnearest the Earth is called Perigee, fromthe Greek peri, about, and ge, the earth.The point most distant is called Apogee,from apo, from, and ge, the earth. Thesetwo points are also called the apsidesof her orbit ; and a line joining…
Constellations · Stars
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![An illustration from Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De reuolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI : Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quàm erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus, tum etiam ex recentibus obseruationibus restitutos: & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quàm facillime caculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek] (1543)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-nicolaicopernici00cope-233-142.webp)
