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Identifier: highschoolastro00matt (find matches)
Title: A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined ..
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868
Subjects: Astronomy
Publisher: New York, Mason brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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sun, and receive theirlight and heat from him. The term planet signifies a wanderer, and was applied to the solar bodies becausethey seemed to move or wander about among the stars. The Orbit of a planet is the path it pursues in its revo-lution around the sun. 25. The planets are divided into Primary and Secon-dary planets. The Primary Planets are those larger bodies of thesystem that revolve around the sun only, as their centerof motion. The Secondary Planets are a smaller class of bodies, 22. Of what does Part II. treat ? What meant by the Solar System ? Ineludes what ? 23. What is the sun ? 24. Describe the planets. (The term ?) The orbit of a planet ? 25. How planets divided ? Describe each. (What other names for secon-daries ?) 30 ASTRONOMY. that revolve not only around the sun, but also around theprimary planets, as their attendants, or moons. The secondary planets are also called Moons or Satellites. A satellite is a follower 01attendant upon another. VIEW OP THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
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In this cut, the sun may be seen in the center. The white circles are the Orbitsof the primary planets. The planets may be seen in those orbits at various distancesfrom the sun. The numerous orbits so close together are those of the Asteroids. Thesecondary planets may be seen near their respective primaries, revolving around them,while they all go on together around the sun. On the right is seen a Comet plungingInto the system, with his long and fiery train. His orbit is seen to be very elliptical.All these bodies are opake, the sun excepted. Even the blazing comet shines only byreflection. 26. The planets are again divided into Interior andExterior planets. The Interior Planets are those whose orbits lie withinthe orbit of the earth, or between it and the sun. 26. What meant by interior and exterior planets ? (Why not inferior andsuperior ?) PRIMARY PLACETS. 31 those whose orbits lie with- The Exterior Planet*out the orbit of the ear.h. Some Astronomers speak of these two classes res

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