Popular Astronomy, Volume 59Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1951 |
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... Venus . Increasing in brilliance and receding from the sun , this planet will shine in the southwest until nearly 7 P.M. Mars . The fading visibility of Mars in the evening twilight will be bolstered somewhat by close association with Venus ...
... Venus . Increasing in brilliance and receding from the sun , this planet will shine in the southwest until nearly 7 P.M. Mars . The fading visibility of Mars in the evening twilight will be bolstered somewhat by close association with Venus ...
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... Venus having a heliocentric longitude 90 ° greater or less than that of the node of the orbit of Venus , namely , with a longitude of 166 ° or 346 ° . Venus is at the latter September 7. At the con- junction the geocentric latitude is ...
... Venus having a heliocentric longitude 90 ° greater or less than that of the node of the orbit of Venus , namely , with a longitude of 166 ° or 346 ° . Venus is at the latter September 7. At the con- junction the geocentric latitude is ...
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... Venus , one has only to turn the telescope so that the shadow of the gnomon falls on the time at which Venus is scheduled to transit the meridian , whether the planet be in east or west elongation . This gives the position of Venus in ...
... Venus , one has only to turn the telescope so that the shadow of the gnomon falls on the time at which Venus is scheduled to transit the meridian , whether the planet be in east or west elongation . This gives the position of Venus in ...
Contents
JOHN LESLIE COMRIE 18931950 CHARLES H SMILEY | 115 |
LONGFOCUS PHOTOGRAPHIC ASTROMETRY CONTINUED | 129 |
GALILEO THE ASTRONOMER GEORGIO ABETTI | 138 |
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