Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 79
ation from it. 324. How is this deviation ascertained? By marking the greatest distance from the ecliptic atwhich the planet is ever seen. 325. What is the deviation of the several orbits from the planeof the ecliptic ? Mercury 7° Venus 3£ Mars 2 Flora 6 Vesta 7 Iris 5 Metis 6 Hebe 15 Astraea 5… … [1. In this cut the large line in the center represents the plane of the ecliptic, inwhich the Earth is seen on the right and left. 2. The dotted lines crossing the ecliptic at the Suns center, represent the plane of theorbits of several of the planets, and their inclination to the ecliptic. There…
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