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... solar , and even of the stellar system are known with great accuracy ; but in order to determine them absolutely , it is necessary to know with precision some one distance in terms of which the others may be calculated . The distance ...
... solar , and even of the stellar system are known with great accuracy ; but in order to determine them absolutely , it is necessary to know with precision some one distance in terms of which the others may be calculated . The distance ...
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... solar system , of which they present a miniature picture . They have proved of great service to the navigator ; the time of their eclipses can be calculated with great accuracy , and , when compared with local time , gives a simple ...
... solar system , of which they present a miniature picture . They have proved of great service to the navigator ; the time of their eclipses can be calculated with great accuracy , and , when compared with local time , gives a simple ...
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... solar system is now complete . It con- sists of six planets and six moons , and from this equality , and from the fact that they together constitute the perfect number twelve , we infer that no more satellites will be discovered . " The ...
... solar system is now complete . It con- sists of six planets and six moons , and from this equality , and from the fact that they together constitute the perfect number twelve , we infer that no more satellites will be discovered . " The ...
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... solar system attracted universal atten- tion ; and when a third and a fourth asteroid had been discovered about the same place , Dr. Olbertz propounded the idea that the large planet which ought to have been found in this position had ...
... solar system attracted universal atten- tion ; and when a third and a fourth asteroid had been discovered about the same place , Dr. Olbertz propounded the idea that the large planet which ought to have been found in this position had ...
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... solar system , we turn in the first place to our next - door neighbour - the moon . While the interest with which we view the planets arises from their close analogy and consequently great pro- bable similarity to ourselves , that ...
... solar system , we turn in the first place to our next - door neighbour - the moon . While the interest with which we view the planets arises from their close analogy and consequently great pro- bable similarity to ourselves , that ...
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