document.write( "Question 1184729: The orbit of the earth around the sun is elliptical in shape with the sun at one
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you will find there  TOTALLY  DIFFERENT  number for the semimajor axis length of   92.96×10^6 miles   (half of your value (!) ).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "( Had the  Earth be two times farther from the  Sun,  than it really is,  it would obtain \r
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