proce* 



o O ^ sn'/i 01 our pla 

 net , in { >tts.fina from 



7" ^ the ti'rst point 

 Aries /,. the some 



*. point 



77ie diameter or' the 

 orbit i.f I'.'i >, ( '('( ', / < 

 miles, an</ /"/.< linear >:r 

 * o ii-nt near ^(^'.(^(^('.('tfl* miles. 

 Tin's enormous distance is Ira- 

 o versed at the rate <>.' (.>H.O(~)O 



^ tni/e.v a/i hour , or I'> ?/i/7e.- 



x .In ita iinniiiil revolution li>- 



^ ^ ' the earth , inclined '23^ rrom ,i Inn- />er 



pendiriilar to the plane at' the orhit . 

 \^ V- tains iinnriahh llie s<une position . ciin.iiia t/ie 



\> phenomena or the ^< i a,\~ons. 



