Guy's Elements of astronomy : and an abridgment of Keith's New treastise on the use of the globes (1864)
Guy, Joseph, 1784-1867, Keith, Thomas, 1759-1824. A new treatise on the use of the globes · Philadelphia, C. Desilver · leaf 24
ller ones, called Asteroids, namely,Vesta, Ceres, PallaS, and Juno. Vesta, though the last discovered of the asteroids, rs, according tcsome authorities, nearer to Mars than either of the other liiree; but,according to others, Juno is placed the nearest. These are all called primaries ; and there… … THE 5UN. O Correctly speaking, the satellites are planets, as well as those roundiviach ihey revolve; for pianet is derived from the Gr^jek worae>*»riJ, sigmtyiiig rovmgor wandering. THE SUN. The Sun is the source of light and heat, and the centre of our Solar or Planetary System. H?s f(?rm is…
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