The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 249
h were dark,and two bright. The dark belts have a yellowish tinge, andgenerally cover a broader zone of the planet than those ofJupiter. To the inhabitants of Saturn, the Sun appears 90 timesless than he appears to the Earth; and they receive fromhim only one ninetieth jjart as much light and heat.… … The telescopic appearance ui .biuum i* uiiparwUcicu. uis even more interesting than Jupiter, with all his moons ;u d Horv long time does he occupy in passing- throuz-h each constellation, and to hat is helength of his year! What is his distance from the Sun ! How much greater is thisthan Jupiters…
Constellations · Stars
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