Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 157
greatest angular distance from the sun (as at v infig. 43) at intervals of about 584 clays. This is thereforethe time which Venus takes to return to the same positionrelatively to the sun, as seen from the earth, or relativelyto the earth, as seen from the sun; this time is calledthe synodic… … Fig. 44.—The S3Tnodic and sidereal periods of Venus. earth are at v„ e: respectively, after 584 days (or abouta year and seven months) the earth will have performedrather more than a revolution and a half round thesun and will be at e2; Venus being again at the greatestdistance from the sun will…
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