Realm of Science May 20th 1914
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Authors
Rigge, William F., S.J.
Issue Date
1914-05-20
Volume
V
Issue
8
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Rigge Papers , The Realm of Science
Alternative Title
The Asteroid Problem
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The solar system is commonly divided into four parts. The first is the sun, occupying the central position, and dominating the motions of all the other members by his overpowering attraction. The second are the eight large planets circulating about the sun in almost circular orbits, the earth being the third in the order of distance. In these we might include the satellites or moons of the planets. The third part is the asteroids or planetoids, that is, star-like or planet-like bodies, placed midway between the large planets and thus separating them into two groups of four each. Their orbits are not quite so circular, many are ellipses of considerable eccentricity, and they are remarkable for their diminutive size and their great number. They are to form the subject of the present sketch. We will therefore dismiss with a bare reference, the fourth and last part of the solar system, the comets and meteors, practically all of which have orbits of high eccentricity.
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