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 238
ve been 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. 481. Motion at Jupiters equator? His mean diameter? His volume? Light andheat?Does he ever… … TELESCOPIC VIEW OV JUPITKR. 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…
Constellations · Stars
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