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The story of the sun, moon, and stars (1898)

Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 143

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38,000,000; that is to say, that the dazzling solar hearthradiates all round it through immensity a quantity of 138 STORY OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS. light and heat two thousand one hundred and thirty-eight million times more than that which we receive,and of which we have just now estimated the… … A SOI,AR ERUPTION. Two astronomers were one day watching the sunfrom two different observatories, when they saw suchan event take place. An intense and dazzling spot oflight burst out upon the surface of the sun—so in-tense, so dazzling, as to stand quite apart from theradiant photosphere. To one…

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