| John Imison - 1796 - 476 pages
...fraftion. But this never happens ; for if both the fun and moon fhould ftart from a line of conjuftion with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the fun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222 degrees over and above, and the moon 230 lunations... | |
| George Gregory - Science - 1808 - 322 pages
...fraction. But this never happens ; for if both the sun and moon should set out together from a line ef conjunction with either of the nodes, in any point...annual revolutions, and 222 degrees over, and the moon through 230 lunations and 85 degrees of the 231st, by the time the nodes ' came round to the same... | |
| James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 574 pages
...were finished without a fraction. But this never happens ; for if both the Sun and Moon should start from a line of conjunction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the Sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222 degrees over and above, and the Moon 230 lunations and 85 degrees... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Astronomy - 1816 - 490 pages
...years and two hundred and twenty-five days; and in this time there would always be a regular period of eclipses, if any complete number of lunations were...sun would go through eighteen annual revolutions and two hundred and twenty-two degrees over, and the moon through two hundred and thirty lunations and... | |
| 1828 - 488 pages
...lunations were finished without a fraction ; but this never happens ; for if both sun and moon should start from a line of conjunction with either of the nodes, in any point of the ecliptic, the sun would perform eighteen annual revolutions, and 222 degrees over and above ; and the moon 230 lunations, and... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 824 pages
...were finished without a fraction. But this never happens ; for if both the sun and moon should start from a line of conjunction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222° over and above, and the moon 230 lunations and 85° of the... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 852 pages
...fraction. But this never happens ; for if both the sun and moon should start from a line of conj unction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222° over and above, and the moon 230 lunations and 85° of the... | |
| Tobias Ostrander - Astronomy - 1832 - 276 pages
...exactly six signs asunder. fraction. But this never happens, for if both the Sun and Moon should start from a line of conjunction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the Sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222 degrees of the 19th, and the Moon 230 lonations, and 85 degrees... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1838 - 350 pages
...finished without a remainder. But this never happens ; for if both the Sun and Moon should start fronp a line of conjunction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliplicj the Sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 222° of another, while the Moon would perform... | |
| Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1833 - 344 pages
...were finished without a remainder. But this never happens ; for if both the Sun and Moon should start from a line of conjunction with either of the nodes in any point of the ecliptic, the Sun would perform 18 annual revolutions and 9K 8 of another, while the Moon would perform 230 lunations, and... | |
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