g to mutual dis-turbances, and the dis-turbances of other pla-nets, the nodes mustchange positions; and thelonger axis of the orbits,especially the very ec-centric ones, must changepositions; and now (afterwe know not how manyages), it is not incon-sistent with the theoryof an explosion, that… … Chap. XI. Where theoriginal pla-net musthave explod-ed, if thehypothesisof an originalplanet is true Fisr. -2lL 138 ASTRONOMY. Chap. xi. Vesta, by carefully observing these two portions of theheavens. The apparent diameters of these planets are too small tobe accurately measured; and therefore we…
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