A new manual of the elements of astronomy, descriptive and mathematical .. (1868)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & co.; Chicago, S.C. Griggs & co. · leaf 181
a great as that of a cannon ball. Howtremendous is the exhibition of force here displayed! 252. The inclination of Jupiters axis to that of its orbitis only 3° (3° 6), much too small to cause any considerablechange of seasons. a. The phenomena of constant day and night take place, therefore,only… … Questions.—c. Volume, mass, and superficial gravity? d. Orbital velocity ? 252.Inclination of its axis ? a. What results from this? JUPITEE. 177 conceive. The long absence of the sun, and its never rising morethan 3° above the horizon, joined with the immense distance of theplanet from that…
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