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 244
e facts that his axis remains parallel to itself (see followingcut), with an uniform inclination to the plane of his orbit, whichis very near the ecliptic ; and as the rings revolve over hisequator, and at right angles with his axis, they also remainparallel to themselves. The revolution of the… … 501. Hovr are the rings situated with respect to the Earth? How would they appear ifeither pole of Saturn were toward us? 502. How are the various phases of Saturnsrings accounted for? 242 ASTRONOMY. SATUKN AT DIFSTEPEST POINTS IS HIS ORBIT. mm -==^=^=E^^^=^z=z==^zE^z\ ■^■■V ill IIS!…
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