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A short history of astronomy (1898)

Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 150

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the motionof the earth ; Saturn being least affected must on the wholebe farthest from the earth, Jupiter next, and Mars next.The earth thus became one of six planets revolving round § 81] The Arrangement of the Solar System 107 the sun, the order of distance—Mercury, Venus, Earth,Mars, Jupiter,… … Fig. 40.—The solar system according to Coppernicus. From theDe Revohttionibus. the moon alone still revolved round the earth, being theonly celestial body the status of which was substantially * In this preliminary discussion, as in fig. 40, Coppernicus gives80 days ; but in the more detailed…

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