"Major axis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... round, bright spots were perceived, not quite crossing the center but a little nearer to the eastern side of the planet, the position angle of a line passing through their centers being about 20 and 200—ellipticity of Uranus seemed obvious, the major axis lying parallel to ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 303 - October 22, 1881 • Various
... "Its major axis," he went on, his voice sinking almost to a caress, "is formed by the Rocky Mountains, which are practically a prolongation of the Cordilleran Range. It is ...
— Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy • Stephen Leacock |
