Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 260
ith the axis of the planet, and in a period which isbut little greater than that of the planets rotation period.They accompany the planet in his journey around the sun,their plane always remaining parallel to itself. This plane intersects the ecliptic in two points, which arecalled the nodes of the… … Fig. 93. Projection of Kings and Planeton the plane of his Equator. 256 ASTRONOMY. southern to the northern face of the ring; and the latter iscalled the descending node, because it is the place of theplanet where the sun appears to descend from the northernto the southern face of the ring. When…
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