Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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... Mars . By the end of February Mars will have moved from the constellation Aries into Taurus , and will be situated about 5 ° southwest of the Pleiades . On February 24 , 2h , Mars will be in conjunction with , and 3 ° 28 ′ to the north ...
... Mars . By the end of February Mars will have moved from the constellation Aries into Taurus , and will be situated about 5 ° southwest of the Pleiades . On February 24 , 2h , Mars will be in conjunction with , and 3 ° 28 ′ to the north ...
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... Mars is avoided by having the hero , John Carter , get to Mars by the simple device of wishing while in an abnormal condition . Arrived on Mars , Carter finds himself lying on a bed of a yellowish , moss - like vegetation which covers ...
... Mars is avoided by having the hero , John Carter , get to Mars by the simple device of wishing while in an abnormal condition . Arrived on Mars , Carter finds himself lying on a bed of a yellowish , moss - like vegetation which covers ...
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... Mars is only occasionally 48 million miles from the earth . This figure is the difference between the average ... Mars , but Burroughs never mentions it . 4. And the horizon would be much nearer : not only nearer in fact because of the ...
... Mars is only occasionally 48 million miles from the earth . This figure is the difference between the average ... Mars , but Burroughs never mentions it . 4. And the horizon would be much nearer : not only nearer in fact because of the ...
Contents
Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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