Loose Leaf For Explorations:  Introduction To Astronomy
Loose Leaf For Explorations: Introduction To Astronomy
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260432145
Author: Thomas T Arny, Stephen E Schneider Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 8TQ
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The difference between a visual binary with a one ear orbit and a star moving as a result of parallax.

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