Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 236
th, which varies veryconsiderably. When at inferior conjunction her distancefrom the earth is only 25 or 26 millions of miles; at hergreatest elongation this distance is about 66 millions ofmiles ; and at superior conjunction it is nearly 160 millionsof miles. As her apparent diameter varies… … Fig. 89. Phases of Venus. Explanation. Fig. 89 represents three different phases of Venus. The figureon the right represents her apparent size and her phase just before or just afterinferior conjunction ; the figure on the left shows her apparent size and herphase at the time of her superior…
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