Guy's elements of astronomy, and an abridgement of Keith's New treatise on the use of the globes (1832)
Guy, Joseph. [from old catalog], Keith, Thomas, 1759-1824. A new treatise on the use of the globes. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Key, Mielke & Biddle · leaf 37
liptic, in an angle of about 34£ degrees; and itsdiameter is 2,280 miles. Pallas was discovered by Dr. Olbers, in March 1802. Junos mean distance from the sun is 252,000,000miles; and its size nearly equal to that of Ceres. Itrevolves round the sun in 4 years and 4 months ; andits diameter is 1,393… … JUPITER. 17 CHAPTER VI. JUPITER* Jupiters orbit lies between those of Mars and Sa-turn ; he is the largest of all the planets, and is easilydistinguished by his peculiar magnitude and brilliancy.He exceeds all the planets in brightness, except some-times Venus. The distance of Jupiter from the…
Astronomy · Celestial globes
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