Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 145
d with those due to the circumsolar motions of themeteors and of the earth. 134 MYSTERIES OF TIME AND SPACE. at the moment. Let e / be a line directed towards theradiant point of the August meteors, which lies about 400from 2. Then e m perpendicular to e/ represents theleast possible velocity for… … Fig. 3.—Showing how the arc on the heavens on which lies the true radiant of theAugust meteors can be determined by a simple construction. meteor which was at m when the earth was at e would meetthe earth at e\ Again, if we take Em equal to the dia-meter of a square of which e e is a side (that is…
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