Stars and telescopes; a hand-book of popular astronomy founded on the 9th ed. of Lynn's Celestial motions (1901)
Todd, David P. (David Peck), 1855-1939, Lynn, William Thynne, 1835-1911 · Boston, Little, Brown · leaf 159
ers atmosphere.These bright spots going through a complete rotation in 5^minutes less than that of the great red spot, must pass it at aspeed exceeding 250 miles per hour; and in six or seven weeksthey make a complete revolution round the planet, relativelyto that well-known marking. This vast… … JUPITER, 2oth JULY l889(KEELER)AS SEEN WITH THE 36-INCH The Planets 119 lites. Their discovery is generally attributed toGalileo, who noticed them first on 7th January 1610, equatorial belt, which is usually more active than the northernone, its detailed configuration often changing rapidly.…
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