Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 249
tral portions of the disk,gradually fading away as we approach the apparent boun-dary of the planet. In the polar regions the belts becomeindistinguishable, and the surface of the planet takes on auniform grayish tint. These appearances have been accounted for by supposingJupiter to be enveloped by… … Fig. 91. Telescopic View of Jupiter. PLAKETS AKD SATELLITES. 245 hemisphere, and would consequently experience a greateramount of absorption. It is also possible that the disap-pearance of the belts as we approach the polar regions maybe due in part to perspective; being seen more obliquely,the…
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