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Chapter 4, Problem 26Q
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The semi major axis of the orbit of a comet, if it orbits the Sun with a sidereal period of 64.0 years and the comet is
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To determine
The distance from the sun at perihelion, if a comet orbits the sun with a sidereal period of 64.0 years and it is
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