A Compendium of Astronomy: Intended to Simplify and Illustrate the Principles of the Science : and Give a Concise View of the Motions and Aspects of the Great Heavenly Luminaries : Adapted to the Use of Common Schools, as Well as Higher SeminariesCarter, Hendee & Company, 1832 - 180 pages |
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... miles ) ; its circumference 2,774,897 miles . The sun is 1,364,115 times larger than the earth . Thus surpassing in greatness the globe we inhabit more than 1 million times it swells beyond our conception . Some imperfect idea of the ...
... miles ) ; its circumference 2,774,897 miles . The sun is 1,364,115 times larger than the earth . Thus surpassing in greatness the globe we inhabit more than 1 million times it swells beyond our conception . Some imperfect idea of the ...
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... miles in comparison to ninety - five millions ! No moun- tain is so elevated ; no balloon can ascend so high , as to make any perceptible difference in respect to the distance of the sun . In regard to the ancient theory , it is worthy ...
... miles in comparison to ninety - five millions ! No moun- tain is so elevated ; no balloon can ascend so high , as to make any perceptible difference in respect to the distance of the sun . In regard to the ancient theory , it is worthy ...
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... miles , consisting of two regions ; that nearest the sun being opaque , and probably resembling the- clouds of our earth ; the outermost emitting vast quan- tities of light , and forming the apparent luminous globe we behold . ' Harriot ...
... miles , consisting of two regions ; that nearest the sun being opaque , and probably resembling the- clouds of our earth ; the outermost emitting vast quan- tities of light , and forming the apparent luminous globe we behold . ' Harriot ...
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... miles in a day , be in circumambulating the sun ? Would 240,000 miles , the distance of the moon from the earth , reach from the centre to the circumference of the sun ? What was the ancient opinion respecting the physical construction ...
... miles in a day , be in circumambulating the sun ? Would 240,000 miles , the distance of the moon from the earth , reach from the centre to the circumference of the sun ? What was the ancient opinion respecting the physical construction ...
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... miles . It may therefore sustain a population far more numerous than the present inhabit- ants of the earth . ) According to Dr. Herschel , Mercury is equally lu- minous in every part of his body , having neither dark spots , nor uneven ...
... miles . It may therefore sustain a population far more numerous than the present inhabit- ants of the earth . ) According to Dr. Herschel , Mercury is equally lu- minous in every part of his body , having neither dark spots , nor uneven ...
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