A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1853)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, F. J. Huntingdon [etc.] · leaf 22
Oblate Spheroid is a globeslightly flattened, as if pressed on oppo-site sides. This is a difficult figure to represent upon paper. Shouldthe pupil fail to obtain a correct idea, the Teacher will be atno loss for an illustration. A Prolate or Oblong Spheroid is an elongatedsphere. This figure, like… … The Axis of a sphere isthe line, real or imaginary,around which it revolves. AXIS OF A SPHERE. AXIS
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