Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 57
rer to the earth than others must have been suggestedby eclipses (§ 17) and occultations, i.e. passages of themoon over a planet or fixed star. In this way the moonwould be recognised as nearer than any of the othercelestial bodies. No direct means being available fordetermining the distances,… … Fig. 6.—The apparent path of Jupiter from Oct. 28, 1897, toSept. 3, 1898. The dates printed in the diagram shew thepositions of Jupiter. days, Mercury in 88 days, and the moon in 27 days; andthis order was usually taken to be the order of distance,Saturn being the most distant, the moon the…
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