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A voyage in space; a course of six lectures "adapted to a juvenile auditory" delivered at the Royal Institution at Xmas 1913 (1915)

Turner, Herbert Hall, 1861-1930 · London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 216

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was thrown froma special lantern to illuminate a small boy, dressedin kingly attire, who had been placed on the lecturetable in the few moments darkness; his regalbearing was deservedly applauded.) The first reason for the Suns importance, then, THE SUN 195 is that he is the source of our light and… … One of the regular photographs of the Sun taken at Greenwich. detached from him in the manner we illustratedin the last lecture in talking of satellites. Youremember that they were detached as the rate ofspin increased. Now I want you to realize that theSun rotates. You know how we showed in…

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