Familiar lessons on astronomy ; designed for the use of children and youth .. (1848)
Fowler, Lydia F. (Lydia Folger), 1823-1879 · New York, Fowlers & Wells · leaf 37
he sun ?Mercury ? Venus ? Earth ? Mars ? Asteroids ? Jupiter 1 Saturn ?Herschel ? RELATIVE SITUATION OF THE PLANETS. 27 three fourths of a mile distant. Neptune would beabout a mile and a half distant. The following cut illustrates the situation of theplanets with respect to each other, and to the… … \ ^- •■ RELATIVE SITUATION OF THE PLANETS. 8. How does he represent Neptune ? Explain the cut ? 28 PLANETS. MERCURY. 1. The nearest planet to the sun is Mercury. It isthe smallest in size of all the planets. It revolvesaround the sun at the distance of thirty-seven millionsof miles, in about three…
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