A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy, designed as a complete guide to a knowledge of the heavenly bodies and as an aid to those possessing telescopes (1891)
Peck, William, Sir, 1862-1925 · New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 43
distance ofthe star from our system, or E A, the actual velocity of the star in its journeythrough space, or A C, can be calculated. In many cases these velocities are verygreat indeed, being often as much as one hundred miles per second. Therefore,many of the stars, though apparently fixed in the… … Fig. 11. DIAGRAMSHOWING HOW THEACTUAL VELOCITYOF STARS IS CALCU-LATED. TABLE OF ACTUAL VELOCITY OF STARS. a Centauri has a probable minimum velocity of 27 miles per second. Capella !) >J J) )) . . r . . 30 )) ;) Sirius >) )) n )) ...... 32 )) )> 61 Cygxi 5) )i ;t 11 - * . , . 40 M )) Vega…
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