The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 49
ll the Sun. What the Sun is Made of.—When a candle is lit the waxof which it is made begins to melt and this is drawn up thewick where it is changed into gas and the burning gas formsthe flame. The flame of a candle is made up of four parts, which arereally layers of heated gas surrounding the… … Fig. 29.—Seeing the Sun through-Smoked Glasses. THE SUN, BRIGHTEST OF ALL STARS 31 made of and we flame; the third layer is a cone of heated gas which gives outthe bright light, and surrounding this cone is a faint bluelight which can just be seen. We know, of course, what the candlealso know why…
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