A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 381
4 V 10 16 28 52 100 196 388.The distances of the nearer planets are approximately pro-portioned to these numbers. That is, Mercurys distance be-ing 36,890,000 miles, Venuss will be f- as much, the EarthsV ; &c. Bodes law, however, does not apply to Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune. They are all,… … Herschel uses the following illustration to give an idea of the relative sizeof the planets and their orbits :— Choose any well levelled field or bowling-green. On it place a globe two feet in diameter; this will represent the SunMercury will be represented by a grain of mustard-seed, on the…
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