Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 46
ain of small-sized shot will give theright size for the model of our earth. About one hundredof these grains placed side by side will extend to a length The Sun. 3* equal to the width of the football. Now you will be ableto form some conception of how enormous the sun really is.Think of this earth,…
Astronomy
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