The phenomena and order of the solar system (1843)
Nichol, J. P. (John Pringle), 1804-1859 · New York : Dayton & Newman · leaf 50
osed, it will have hada direct motion among the stars, i. e. in the same directionas the earth. But when the Earth moves from E2 to E3 theorder of apparent motion wholly changes, for the planetactually at P^, will now seem atps among the Fixed Stars,or to have retrograded from ps. After another… … orbit, it will appear, that during that course, the planet,without departing from its own regular path, will neces-sarily seem to terrestial observers to describe the old, ir-regular, and twisted V X Y Z, to which the artifice ofsmall circles, moving on the circumferences of others, ow-ed its…
Solar system
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