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A primary astronomy .. (1851)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 104
™ily progress of th. moon eastward.gular motion of the Moon east-ward ? Thirteen degrees, tenminutes, and thirty-fiveseconds (13° 10 35). [This estimate is made for a Solar dayof twenty-four hours. In the adjoiningcut the daily progress of the Moon maybe traced from her conjunction or change at A… … 98 PRIMARY ASTRONOMY. 452. What is the Form of her Orbit ?With respect to the Earth it is elliptical, like thoseof all the other planets. APOGEE. ..-€-.. / ••••-©•-PERIGEE. 453. When is the Moon said to be inPerigee 1 When in that part of her orbitnearest to the Earth. [The word Perigee is from the…Astronomy
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