 as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the centre of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its centre of attraction, thus estimated, is much greater than that of the planets to the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest is 84, and  The Horticultural Register - Page 1261835Full view - About this book
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1838 - 444 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun ; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1842 - 472 pages
...amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal paral lax, or than 86”. (452.) The moon, as w¿ have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1849 - 672 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's Horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1851 - 492 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal paral lax, or than 8-0". (452.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun ; of which, Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2026 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1851 - 744 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6”. (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1851 - 706 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8'6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1853 - 608 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6''. (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2020 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1857 - 608 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 8-6". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant...the sun; of which Mercury, the nearest, is 84, and Uranus 2020 solar radii from its centre. It is owing to this proximity that the moon remains attached... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - Astronomy - 1858 - 790 pages
...greatest amount is, however, less than the sun's horizontal parallax, or than 86". (529.) The moon, as we have seen, is about 60 radii of the earth distant from the center of the latter. Its proximity, therefore, to its center of attraction, thus estimated, is much... | |
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