Guy's Elements of astronomy : and an abridgment of Keith's New treastise on the use of the globes . 263,000,000miles, not quite three times that of the earth. Il5time of revolution is 4 years, 7 months, and 10 days;ks diameter 1,582 miles, and it is inclined to the eclip-tic in an angle of about IO5 degrees. Ceres was discovered by M. Piazzi, of Palermo, in Sicily, Janiigry 1,1801. Pallass mean distance from the sun is nearly thesame a^ that of Ceres ; not quite three times that ofthe earth, namely 263,000,000 miles. Its revolutionis made in about four years. Its orbit is inclined tothe eclipt
Guy's Elements of astronomy : and an abridgment of Keith's New treastise on the use of the globes . 263,000,000miles, not quite three times that of the earth. Il5time of revolution is 4 years, 7 months, and 10 days;ks diameter 1,582 miles, and it is inclined to the eclip-tic in an angle of about IO5 degrees. Ceres was discovered by M. Piazzi, of Palermo, in Sicily, Janiigry 1,1801. Pallass mean distance from the sun is nearly thesame a^ that of Ceres ; not quite three times that ofthe earth, namely 263,000,000 miles. Its revolutionis made in about four years. Its orbit is inclined tothe ecliptic, in an angle of about 34^ degrees; and itsdiameter is 2,280 miles, Pallas was discovered by Dr. Olbers, in March 1802. Junos mean distance from the sun is 252,000,000miles ; and its size nearly equal to that of Ceres. Itrevolves round the sun in 4 years and 4 months ; andits diameter is 1,393 miles Its inclination to theecliptic is 13 degrees and it appears like a star of theeighth magnitude. Juno was discovered by M U.^rding of Lilienthal near BreinenSept 1st, 1804 Fafr f7 n^/r s Fc^. /. 1). E^ /v^ J
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