Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 69
ign, that designatesthe corresponding planet. the parallax, the mean distance of the earth from the sunis nearly 92\ millions of miles. Assuming this as the cor-rect distance of the earth from the sun, the mean distances 64 ASTRONOMY. of all the planets, to the nearest quarter of a million of… … Fig. 26. Diagram of the orbits of the four exterior planets on a smaller scale. Explanation. The scale of the diagram is ^ of an inch to 92| millions ofmiles. In order that it may be compared with the preceding diagram, it must beenlarged 20 times in all directions; S is the place of the sun ; the…
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