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1 Text, 2 | fact of astronomy as the motion of the solar system in space, 2 Text, 13| It is based on the proper motion of the stars. One of the 3 Text, 16| since every star has its own motion, it is impossible, in any 4 Text, 16| how much of the apparent motion is due to the star itself, 5 Text, 16| itself, and how much to the motion of the solar system through 6 Text, 16| very deficient. The proper motion of a star can be determined 7 Text, 16| of the stars based on our motion through space. So far as