Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Interrogations for Section Second. Of what does the Solar System consist T What planets finish their circuits soonest ? Which moves with the greatest rapidity ? In what direction do they move in their orbits 1 What is the formof the orbits described by the planets 1 Where is the Sun placed 1 In what time does he turn round on his own axis 1 How is that proved 1 What is his diameter ? What is his mean apparent diameter as seen from the Earth ? How is his solidity calculated ?. What is the Ecliptic 1 What is meant by the Nodes 1 Which is the Ascending Node 1 Which is the Descending Node]/? How many signs are they asunder 1 What additional Astronomical discoveries were made in the year 1805 ? . . What planet is nearest the Sun ? What reasons are given to suppose that this planet receives its light from the Sun ? What is the computed distance of Mercury from the Sun? What is its diameter ? In what time does it perform a revolution around the Sun? What time on its own its axis 1 How many miles does it move in an hour in its motion round the Sun ? How many degrees is his orbit inclined towards the Echptic 1 What planet is next to Mercury ? What is the distance of this planet from the Sun ? How many miles in an hour, does Venus move in performing her revolution round the Sun ? , In what time does she perform her annual revolution ? In what time does she perform a revolution on her axis ? What is her diameter 1 How is it known that the orbits of Mercury and Venus are included within that of the Earth 1 How many degrees at most does Mercury depart from the Sun 1 How many Venus ? What is meant by inferior conjunction ? What is a transit ? What is the name of the third planet from ...