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A primary astronomy .. (1851)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 50
may be illustrated by the following cut, exhibiting the COMPARATIVE MAGNITUDE OF THE SUN AND PLANETS. J S /O H HI m © The student may think it almost incredible that what appears only as a star in theheavens should be larger than the mighty globe upon which he dwells; but when heconsiders their… … DENSITY. 190. What is meant by Density ?Compactness or closeness of parts. [1. For example, cork is less dense than iron, and stone is more dense than commonearth. 2. Density and solidity are not the same; for while ice is more solid than lead, it isfar less dense, and is consequently lighter.]…Astronomy
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