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The Moon

Farrington, Oliver C. (Oliver Cummings), 1864-1933· 2 chapters· 3,892 words

Except for occasional comets and meteors, the Moon is the celestial body nearest the Earth. Its mean distance from the Earth is 237,640 miles, but as it moves in an elliptical orbit, it has at one point a remoteness of 253,263 miles and opposite to this one of 221,436 miles. T...

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Except for occasional comets and meteors, the Moon is the celestial body nearest the Earth. Its mean distance from the Earth is 237,640 miles, but as it moves in an elliptical o...

2. Part 2

117. Lalande. 174. Seleucus. 118. Reaumur. 175. Herodotus. 120. Letronne. 176. Aristarchus. 121. Billy. 177. La Hire. 122. Fontana. 178. Pytheas. 123. Hansteen. 179. Bessel. 124...