...lesser stars or satellites, which revolve round Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the center of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters...revolves in the space of ten hours and the latter in twenty-one and a half." The last discovery of this kind has been that of an inner satellite of Jupiter...

...satellites of Mars. Swift wrote in his immortal work, " They have likewise discovered two lesser stars or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof the...revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half." These figures have been generally regarded as indicating Swift's ignorance...

...lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve aronnd Mars; whereof the innermost is distant from the center of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters,...revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half." This is a wonderful anticipation, especially as to time of revolution, and...

...is distinct from the planet exactly three of its diameters and the outermost five of its diameters ; the former revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half hours." Now mark. Mars's two moons do in fact consist of an inner and an outer...

...court. FARRAR, Early Chr. , I, 422, Note, i) outermost. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars or satellites which revolve about Mars, whereof the...exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five. SWIFT, Gul. , III, Ch. Ill, (170a). Longstone (is) one of the outermost of the Fame Islands. Mrs. MCCUNN...

...do not contain above onethird part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof the...revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half ; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion...

...do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof the...revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion...

...about Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the Centre of the primary Planet exactly three of the Diameters, and the outermost five; the former revolves in the space of ten Hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half." When the real satellites were found by Hall a century and a half later, they...

...achievements Swift chronicled the discover}* of " two lesser stars, or Satellites, which revolve about Man, whereof the innermost is distant from the Centre of the primary Planet exactly three of the Diameters, and the outermost five; the former revolves in the space of ten Hours, and the latter...

...do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the center of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five. The former revolves...