Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 71
f the planets,by which we mean thequantities of matter theycontain, are the same asthose given by Prof. New-comb, except that the earthhas been taken as a unit in-stead of the sun. He saysthat the masses of many ofthe planets are still very un-certain, for the reason thatexact observations have… … Fig. 27. Diagram showing the relativesizes of the planets. TABLE II. Body. Diameter in miles. VolumeEarth=l. MassEarth=l. Greatest. Least. Sun 860,000 2,990 7,660 7,925 4,220 87,770 72,980 31,690 34,800 860,000 2,990 7,660 7,899 4,196 82,570 65,580 31,690 34,800 1,281,900.054.9058 1 .1506 1,282 704…
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