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SYNOPTICAL TABLES.
349
Divisions in inner bright ring, seen by De Vico, 2
Divisions in inner bright ring, seen by— — — Dawes, 4
Isolated stationary bright spots on disappearance of rings, at least 4
SATURN'S SATELLITES.
No. Name. Sidereal
Revolution. 		Distance.
Saturn's
radius = 1. 		Discoverer. Year of
Discovery.
    d. h. m. s.    
1 Mimas 0 22 36 18 3.1408 Herschel 1789
2 Enceladus 0 8 53 3 4.0319 Herschel 1789
3 Tethys 1 21 18 33 4.9926 Cassini 1684
4 Dione 2 17 44 51 6.3990 Cassini 1684
5 Rhea 4 12 25 11 8.9320 Cassini 1672
6 Titan 15 22 41 25 20.7060 Huyghens 1655
7 Hyperion 21 4 20 0 25.0290 Bond & Lassell 1848
8 Japetus 79 7 54 41 64.3590 Cassini 1671
Hyperion discovered by Bond and Lassell on same night, year 1848
Greatest inclination to the plane of the ring

(Japetus),

12° 14′
Apparent diameter of the largest. Titan, (diam. of Saturn = 1), 1-10th
Length of telescope with which Huyghens discovered Titan, in feet, 124
Length of telescope with which Cassini discovered

Tethys and Dione, in feet,

145
URANUS.
Volume (Earth's = 1) 86.5
Mass (Earth's = 1), 14.251
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