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e a a, f b b, g c c. Then when the earth is at e, the planet appearsat a, and when the earth has moved to f and the 32 OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY. planet to b, the latter will appear at 6, or as if ithad moved in the same direction through a b; butwhen the earth is at g and the planet at c, it… … For, if the earth were at rest, and the planetmoved round it, then if the planet be at a, it wouldappear to be at a, when at b, at &, and when at c,at c, or to move always in the same direction a b c. The points ab c, are among the fixed stars,among which, when we look at the fceavens,…
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