 | Benjamin Martin - Celestial mechanics - 1754 - 200 pages
...5 Moons, and befides them it has a very large Ring encompaffing its Body at the Diftance of 10,000 Miles, which is alfo the Breadth of the Ring; but...Space of 27 Days, 7 Hours, and 43 Minutes. This is call'd the periodical Month; but the Time which pafles between two new Moons is 29 D. 12* H. 44', and... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1815 - 388 pages
...time in which the moon revolves from one point of the heavens to the same point again, it consists of 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes, this is called the periodical month : but if you refer to the time passed from new moon to new jnoon again, the month consists of 29 days, 12... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Physical sciences - 1838 - 398 pages
...time in which the moon revolves from one point of the heavens to the same point again, it consists of 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes; this is called the periodical month: hut if you refer to the time passed from new moon to new moon again, the mouth consists of 29 days,... | |
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Miles, which is alfo the Breadth of the Ring ; but what this wondrous Phenomenon is, has not as yet been difcovered. 29. The MOON which belongs to our Earth is at the Diftance of about 240,000 Miles ; and revolves in the Space of 27 Days 7 Hours and 43... 