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The pith of astronomy <without mathematics>; the latest facts and figures as developed by the giant telescopes; (1896)

Bayne, Samuel G. (Samuel Gamble), 1844-1924 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 80

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ule of astronomy. SATURN One moon to us reflects its cheerful light,There, eight attendants brighten up the night;Here, the blue firmament bedecked with stars,There, overhead, a lucid arch appears. Saturns mean distance from the sunis 883,000,000 miles. It is the sixth planet from the sun. Its… … SATURN 45 Its day is 10 hours, 14 minutes, and24 seconds. It has 25,000 days in its year. Its orbital speed is 6 miles a second. Eight moons revolve round it; noother solar planet has so many. Incomposition it is lighter than water,and it has a dense atmosphere. The poles are flattened one-tenth…

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