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 80
Mean Distance fromthe Sux, 429 FEET. \ On 1st Jan. 422 ft.] On 1st July 436 ft THE MOON O Mean Distance from the Earth, 13^ inches. At perigee, \ in. nearer.At apogee, \ in. farther. 5Q Stars and Telescopes cision is difficult on account of the great distance ofthat body compared with the size of…
Astronomy
Internet Archive · Gerstein Library, University of Toronto · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
