Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 262
e sun shines obliquely on the northface of the ring ; in moving from W to N, the sun shineson the south face of the ring. Phases of the Ring. 206. The orbit of the earth is so small, in comparisonwith that of Saturn, that the direction of the planet as seenfrom the earth is always nearly the same… … Fig. 95. Saturn and his Rings. Commencing at N, Fig. 94, the ring is seen edgewise, andin a suitable telescope it has the appearance of a brightstraight line inclined to the direction of the planets motionin an angle of about 26°. As the planet moves on towardD, the ring, being seen obliquely, has…
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