A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 67
e planets orbits are all inclined to that ofthe earth, each of them must cross the plane of theecliptic in two points. These two points are called theNodes. The point at which the planet crosses fromsouth to north is called the Ascend in g Node ; that atwhich it crosses from north to south, the… … INCLINATION OF ORBITS. The diagram represents an oblique view of the orbits of the earthand Venus. E is the ascending, and F the descending node. E Fthe line of nodes, and A S G ihe angle of inclination of the orbit.Q is the sign of the ascending node; Q, of the descending node. DISTANCES OF THE…
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