The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-03

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piter, iii paths, near and crossing each
other, and which are not only more
elliptical than the paths of the other
plnnets, but also Yise and sink much
Farther from the plane of the general
planetary revolutions Yesta Is 81 q bulk
only one-twenty-fO ur-thousandth part
the buik rot The enfths with d surface
not more than the kingdom 81 France.
II goes round the sun in 3 years Sc
days and A hours, 1T mean dis
tance Of 224, 950, 900 miles. Though
the smallest of all tho planets, IL gives
SO brilliant q light as Ia be seen III the
naked eye. juno IS 1926 miles III
diameter, and when seen through d
telescope presents white and well-
defined appearance. Its orbits more
eccentric than amy of its associate
planets, and it moves round tue sun IN
a years and 128 days. Inthe half
of the course nearest the sun, the motion
of the planet is more than twice as
rapid as IN the other half Ceres, is
of 8 reddish color, and appears about
the size of o star of the eighth nisgnii-
tude. it reYolyes round tho sun, ut q
distance Of 262 500, 900 miles, in u
years I months and TO days. Astrono-
Iners disagree about its diameter
Pallas reYolYcs round the sun, at the
mean distance of 263, 400, 900 miles,
In 4 years months and III days.
Astraa moves round the sun at i
mean distance Of IA, 000, 900 miles in
1881 days.The other forty-seven
planets, belonging to this group, more
lately discovered, are all revolving
round in similar orbits and at about
the same distances from the sun. III
/ is evident that these small planets are
not distinct and independent in the
same degree with Mercury; enus, and
| the other primaries: and some suppose
that tile matter which in other cases
has CONC To- form one planet Of the
| first rank, has IN their case been sepa-
rated into several parts, assuming
various, but connected orbits.
JupITER is the largest Of all the
planets. Its diameter is nearly eleven
times that of the earth, or so, 17O
miles, and its volume is consequently
1881 times that of our globe. The
density Of Jupiter is only a fourth
OF that of the earth, or about the light
ness Of water. III rotates on its axis In
nouls g 3 n mn anu &c seco g q
apous lNo- l tins y, oI 5our gay. Y re.
y0lYes , roana inc sun, at 9 distance OF
4s4 'oVV,VgV miles, IN 4oo 20. days "a
hours anu oa minutes, OF nearly twelve
| ot our years. I. leWed through q teles-
cope, Jupiter appears traYersed by
dark lines, or belts, which occasionally
fshitt, melt INTO each, other, or separate
put sometimes oiL are observed with little
sal rs .ell ,o q se g months on
Jupiter mas TOUR satellites OF moons,
Whlch reVolye round ~ y, IN the same
! as s., .ne moon round our globe,
Keeping, hke y, one race invariably
presented sa !, g tneir primary They arc
| o. q about ne same SIZE, or 9 little larger
alameter tnan our moon; p @I vary some
lttle Y tnelf aiameters. Inc ne nrst re- 9.
yoIVe IS round t as primary planet IN
wy 3 IS e !. no W s minutes tne SECOND
.I = ass - noo y anu = minutes 1o the
' sa,lu - J. Iays 2 hours anu 70 mlll-
mS % u sne aoui n y - - y ~ nG our
ana a aai;asa ~ mes. s1.ea,ses ire.
H. az aist aa sise sJA q isel, ~
bnt ma y . m !. rs ~ ny pane.
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