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... distance , that this method of sailing has been proposed ; for in the sphere , it is well known that the shortest distance between two places is the arch of a great circle intercepted between them , and not in the rhumb or spiral pass ...
... distance , that this method of sailing has been proposed ; for in the sphere , it is well known that the shortest distance between two places is the arch of a great circle intercepted between them , and not in the rhumb or spiral pass ...
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... distance from Jupiter , are as below . Satellites . Distances in Periodic Times . Semidia- meter 1 1418h 27′34 ′′ 51 ... distance asunder , the distance being more than before by the whole diameter of the Earth's annual orbit , or by ...
... distance from Jupiter , are as below . Satellites . Distances in Periodic Times . Semidia- meter 1 1418h 27′34 ′′ 51 ... distance asunder , the distance being more than before by the whole diameter of the Earth's annual orbit , or by ...
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... distances of the satellites from the body of Saturn , ex- pressed in semidiameters of that planet , and in miles , are as ... distance , 17 ' 2 " . Phi- losophical Transactions , 1792 , p . 22 . a long account of observations of these sa ...
... distances of the satellites from the body of Saturn , ex- pressed in semidiameters of that planet , and in miles , are as ... distance , 17 ' 2 " . Phi- losophical Transactions , 1792 , p . 22 . a long account of observations of these sa ...
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... distance of about 109 ° from the Sun. His retrograde motion continues about 139 days , and during its continuance he describes an arc of about 6 ° . His diameter is a maximum at his opposi- tion , and his mean apparent diameter is 18 ...
... distance of about 109 ° from the Sun. His retrograde motion continues about 139 days , and during its continuance he describes an arc of about 6 ° . His diameter is a maximum at his opposi- tion , and his mean apparent diameter is 18 ...
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... distance from the centre , as we now perceive it . This con- jecture is in some measure corroborated by the consideration that both the planet and its ring perform their rotations about the same common axis , and in very nearly the same ...
... distance from the centre , as we now perceive it . This con- jecture is in some measure corroborated by the consideration that both the planet and its ring perform their rotations about the same common axis , and in very nearly the same ...
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