Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 75
eye, but he can be easily seen with a goodopera-glass. He is attended by one moon. He is simply a diskof light when seen through a big telescope, as shown in Fig. 59. 54 THE BOOK OF THE STARS Neptune is 2,790 millions of miles from the Sun. His diameter is 36,000 miles. His day is unknown. His year… … Fig. 60.—Marbles on Top of Table. us. The group occupies a place in the sky where we shouldexpect to find a single large planet. But when the planets were made, Jupiter, with his greatbulk pulled the soft pieces apart of which a planet would havebeen formed, and instead of one planet of respectable…
Astronomy · Stars
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
