The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: accompanied by a celestial atlas (1873)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, ed, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere · New York, Sheldon & company · leaf 179
the solar sys-tem, dispensing; light and heat to all the planets, and governingall their motions. It is the great parent of vegetable life, giv-ing warmth to the seasons, and color to the landscape. Its raysare the cause of various phenomena on the surface of the earthand in the atmosphere. By… … dueed, and the waters of the sea are made to circulate in vaporthrough the air, and irrigate the land, producing springs and rivers. 328. The Sun is by far the largest of the heavenly bodieswhose dimensions have been definitely ascertained. Its diameteris about 853,000 miles. Consequently, it…
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