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Page 183
... masses . When the stars are of equal mass their orbits are of equal dimensions , but when the mass of one star exceeds that of the other , the orbit of the larger star is proportionately diminished as compared with the circumference ...
... masses . When the stars are of equal mass their orbits are of equal dimensions , but when the mass of one star exceeds that of the other , the orbit of the larger star is proportionately diminished as compared with the circumference ...
Page 188
... mass of the system is about one - half that of the Sun , and in point of luminosity they are much inferior to that orb . The star 70 Ophiuchi ( fig . 3 ) may be regarded as typical of a binary system . The components are five seconds ...
... mass of the system is about one - half that of the Sun , and in point of luminosity they are much inferior to that orb . The star 70 Ophiuchi ( fig . 3 ) may be regarded as typical of a binary system . The components are five seconds ...
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... mass and revolving in a shorter period than its predeces- sor . In the evolution of our system , the central mass of the nebula became the Sun and each of the revolving rings , by their condensation into one mass , formed a planet . In ...
... mass and revolving in a shorter period than its predeces- sor . In the evolution of our system , the central mass of the nebula became the Sun and each of the revolving rings , by their condensation into one mass , formed a planet . In ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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