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A primary astronomy .. (1851)

Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 68

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s, by the Almighty Creator. (See Genesis i. 2,9, 10.) Thus we see that true science and the Bible are always in harmony with eachother.] 2§1. What is the difference, so far as known, between the Equa-torial and Polar Diameters of the several planets ? The Earth 26 miles, Mars 25, Jupiter 6,000,… … The plain line in the middle figure shows the original form, and the dotted line itspresent form. The difference is the change produced by its rotation. When measured 62 PELMAEY ASTKONOMY. of his average diameter; and that being 89,000 miles, _} is but little less than 6,000.] 2§2. To what is the…

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