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Irving's catechism of astronomy (1905)

Irving, [Christopher], d. 1856. [from old catalog], Ortmann, Anselm. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, Md., New York, J. Murphy company · leaf 23

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telescopes; he also discovered the planetUranus. 12 THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Q. 26. Are there noted astronomers who livedlater than the ones just mentioned ? A. Yes, there are a great many noted astronomerswho lived after HerscheFs time, or who are still living;some of their discoveries will find mention… … Fig. 2. Solar System. Q. 2. What bodies are these ? A. They are the planets and their satellites,asteroids, comets and meteorites. Q. 3. Which are the planets in order of distancefrom the sun ? THE SUN. 13 A. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Q. 4. Which are…

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