The stars and their mysteries : an interestingly written account of the wonders of astronomy, told in simple language (1916)
Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1870-1931 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co. ; London : Seeley, Service & Co., Ltd. · leaf 60
ize of the Moon. It is really onlyfour times bigger round the waist, but that isa greater difference than you might suppose atfirst. I can remember the time when manyfoolish young ladies seemed to vie with one 56 WHAT THE MOON REALLY IS another which of them would have the smallestwaist. But even… … Fig. 2.—The large waist-belt is just four times bigger than thesmaller one But even this measurement does not giveyou a very good idea of the actual differencein size between the Earth and the Moon.Suppose we make two square boxes, one ofwhich has a waist measurement four times thatof the other.…
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