| Eliza Roberts - 1813 - Počet stránok 408
...to be seen without a telescope, through which he exhibits the various phases of the moon, (that 13^ her gibbous, horned, or crooked appearance,) except...in summer. The planets Mercury and Venus are called Z'Hferior planets, because their orbits are within that of the Earth -f-; therefore, \\hen either of... | |
| 1821 - Počet stránok 708
...follows : Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Mercury and Venus are called inferior planets, because their orbits are within the earth's; the others are called superior planets, as their orbits include that of the earth. The... | |
| Nathaniel Bowditch - 1826 - Počet stránok 732
...follows: Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Mercury and Venus are, called inferior planets, because their orbits are within the earth's ; the others are called superior planets, as their orbits include that of the earth. The... | |
| John Vose - 1827 - Počet stránok 262
....... 68,000,000 miles. Eccentricity, ..... . 473,100 miles. • t SECTION V.— OF MERCURY AND VENUS. Mercury and Venus are called inferior planets, because their orbits are within that of the earth, or they are nearer the sun than the earth.* These planets are often in conjunction with the... | |
| James Ryan - 1827 - Počet stránok 408
...14. Uranus or Herschel, in about 30,689 days, at the mean distance of 1822 millions of miles. The two planets, Mercury and Venus, are called inferior planets, because their orbits are included in that of the Earth, and because theyperform their revolutions in less than a year. The eight... | |
| E. R. - 1828 - Počet stránok 418
...their disc. Mercury and the Georgium Sidus, exhibit no spots ; hence their Diurnal motion is not known. Mercury is constantly so near the Sun, as seldom to...planets, because their orbits are within that of the Earth*; therefore when either of them come in a direct line with the Sun and Earth, it seems to pass... | |
| William Jevons - 1828 - Počet stránok 230
...is one of those on which we must for ever remain in ignorance. CHAPTER XXI. OF THE INFERIOR PLANETS. THE planets Mercury and Venus are called inferior planets, because their orbits are included within that of the earth. This is evident from their appearances and motions; for they are... | |
| Leonard Dunnell Gale - 1838 - Počet stránok 308
...imaginary line passing through its centre, terminating at the extremities by the poles, XXXVII. Merbury and Venus are called inferior planets because their orbits are within that of the Earth; while those of all the other planets being without that of the Earth, they are called superior.... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1838 - Počet stránok 266
...between their greatest and least distance. Those planeta which are nearer to the sun than the earth is, are called inferior planets, because their orbits are within that of the earth, —and those which are farther from the HUH are called superior planets, because their orbits... | |
| Leonard Dunnell Gale - 1838 - Počet stránok 280
...or just half around the island, and on the opposite side. So it is in respect to the planets. LXX. Mercury and Venus are called inferior planets, because their orbits are within the Earth's orbit, or between it and the Sun. The other planets are denominated superior, because their... | |
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