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IN NATURE, vol. xxv. p. 213, Mr. Darwin describes the bands on Jupiter as “due to the trades and anti-trades” set in motion by the action of solar radiation on the solid body of the planet as are the trade-winds of the earth. Many other eminent astronomers still appear to accept this time-honoured explanation of the phenomena.
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WILLIAMS, W. The Movements of Jupiter's Atmosphere. Nature 25, 338 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/025338b0
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