The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: (1858)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 173
t and day, at therate of 16 miles a minute, would not reach it in eleven years. 330. The Sun, when viewed through a telescope, presents theappearance of an enormous globe of fire, frequently in a state ofviolent agitation or ebullition ; dark spots of irregular form, 828. His magnitude ? Diameter ?… … THE SUN HIS DISTANCE, MAGNITUDE, ETC. 173
Constellations · Stars
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