The earth and sky; a primer of astronomy for young readers (1898)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York, D. Appleton & Company · leaf 58
re,although you can not see it. You can feel itwhen you breathe it. Is there any other waythat you can feel it ? Yes—of course the windthat blows against your face is nothing butair moving. When there is no wind you 29 30 THE EARTH AND SKY. hardly know that there is any air at all, butwhen the wind… … ing. In the picture thay have given only apart of the earth, leaving you to imagine therest. You can do that, cant you ? And youmust think of the earth as a globe with airall around it. In the picture they have calledthe air atmosphere, which is the scientificname for it. It really means…
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