Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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... Perihelion time 1942 April 30.886 U.T. Node to perihelion Longitude of node Inclination Perihelion distance 223 ° 26 ' 340 8 } 1942 79 26 1.4452 A.U. Since these depend on an interval of twenty - eight days the orbit should be re ...
... Perihelion time 1942 April 30.886 U.T. Node to perihelion Longitude of node Inclination Perihelion distance 223 ° 26 ' 340 8 } 1942 79 26 1.4452 A.U. Since these depend on an interval of twenty - eight days the orbit should be re ...
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... perihelion only half a day earlier than predicted . First discovered on August 3 , 1929 , by the amateur astronomer A. F. I. Forbes at Rosebank near Capetown , this comet was followed for three months and a dis- cussion of the measures ...
... perihelion only half a day earlier than predicted . First discovered on August 3 , 1929 , by the amateur astronomer A. F. I. Forbes at Rosebank near Capetown , this comet was followed for three months and a dis- cussion of the measures ...
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... perihelion were 80 days and 96 days , respectively . A somewhat different situation was found with comets 1902 III and 1912 II . Their periods were the same during the time covered by the observations , but the amplitude of the ...
... perihelion were 80 days and 96 days , respectively . A somewhat different situation was found with comets 1902 III and 1912 II . Their periods were the same during the time covered by the observations , but the amplitude of the ...
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Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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