PLANET when it is in a straight line with the earth and the sun, the earth being between the other two. The Ways of the Planets - Page 47 by Martha Evans Martin - 1912 - 272 pages Full view - About this book
...distance from the earth ? SOLUTION. Step 1. Draw a diagram. Step 2. Find Mercury's distance from the earth when it is in a straight line with the earth and the sun. 92,900,000, ie 128,900,000 mi. This is 36,000,000 + Step 3. Find the angle which an arc of 3030 mi....
PLANET when it is in a straight line with the earth and the sun, the earth being between the other two. 