Stars and telescopes; a hand-book of popular astronomy, founded on the 9th ed. of Lynn's Celestial motions (1899)
Todd, David P. (David Peck), 1855-1939, Lynn, William Thynne, 1835-1911. Celestial motions · Boston, Little, Brown and company · leaf 86
Mean Distance fromthe sun, 429 feet. j On 1st Jan. 422 ft.\ On 1st July 436 ft. THE MOON OMean* Distance from the Earth, I3i INCHES. At perigee, \ in. nearer.At apogee, \ in. farther. So Stars and Telescopes cision is difficult on account of the great distance ofthat body compared with the size of…
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