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Mean distance in semi - dia . meters of Saturn's equator . 53 . 21 18 ... smallest of
the whole ; the first and second are the next smallest ; the third is greater than the
first and second , and the fourth is the largest of them all . The seven satellites ...
Mean distance in semi - dia . meters of Saturn's equator . 53 . 21 18 ... smallest of
the whole ; the first and second are the next smallest ; the third is greater than the
first and second , and the fourth is the largest of them all . The seven satellites ...
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Venus performs her mean sidereal revolution in 224 d . 16 h . 49 m . 8 s . , and
her mean synodical revolution in 584 mean solar days . GALILEO . — This
celebrated philosopher , in one of his works , ridicules the unwillingness of the ...
Venus performs her mean sidereal revolution in 224 d . 16 h . 49 m . 8 s . , and
her mean synodical revolution in 584 mean solar days . GALILEO . — This
celebrated philosopher , in one of his works , ridicules the unwillingness of the ...
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The planet Venus has generally been considered as about 220 miles less in
diameter than the earth ; but it appears from the measurements of Sir Willian
Herschel , that when reduced to the mean distance of the earth her apparent
mean ...
The planet Venus has generally been considered as about 220 miles less in
diameter than the earth ; but it appears from the measurements of Sir Willian
Herschel , that when reduced to the mean distance of the earth her apparent
mean ...
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