The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133889567
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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The way, the change in the position of stars as observed from Jupiter during one orbit around the Sun would be different as measured from the Earth. Also, the way ability to measure the distances to the stars would be different.

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