Sun lore of all ages; a collection of myths and legends concerning the sun and its worship (1914)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 404
d a height of onehundred and forty-two thousand miles. As the sun is the nearest star, a comparison of itslight with the bright stars is of interest. Stellarbrightness is expressed in magnitudes, a star of thefirst magnitude being about 2.5 times brighter thana second-magnitude star. Sirius, the… … The Sun Revealed by Science 325 billion times the light of Aldebaran. So remote arethe stars that, if the sun occupied the place ofAldebaran, it would appear as a faint star of thefifth magnitude. One of the most interesting features connectedwith the sun is its motion among the stars. We…
Sun worship · Mythology
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