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 51
CO it. Ml Ill Q -J a z— < u Fig. 30.—A CandleFlame ShowingLayers of Flame. 32 THE BOOK OF THE STARS is surrounded with several kinds of flame, so the Sun has threelayers of flame around a central core. The core of the Sun is believed to be formed of liquid gaseswhich are about as thick as New… … Fig. 31.—The Sun as We See It. ered with numerous dark spots like freckles on the face of ared-headed boy, is called the photosphere, and it is this part ofthe Sun which gives out the most light. The second layer, which is called the chromosphere, is about5,000 miles thick, and if you could imagine…
Astronomy · Stars
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