Attempt to apply instrumental measurement to the Zodiacal Light

                                PLAN OF THE ZODIACAL LIGHT, & THE EARTH'S 
ORBIT
SECTIONAL VIEW OF SAME, AS SEEN FROM THE NODES 
OF THE SUN'S EQUATORM & EARTH'S ORBIT. 
SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE ZODIACAL LIGHT, AS SEEN FROM 
A POINT IN THE EARTH'S ORBIT. 90[degree] FROM ITS NODES 
WITH THE SUN'S EQUATOR.
APPEARANCE WHICH SHOULD BE SEEN FROM THE EARTH, 
IF THE ZODIACAL LIGHT WERE IN THE FORM OF A 
RING, INSTEAD OF A LENTICULAR BODY.

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Author: Charles Piazzi Smyth
Reference: AP/30/18
Series: AP
Date: 1840
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Attempt to apply instrumental measurement to the Zodiacal Light , 1840. From The Royal Society, AP/30/18

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