Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925, Lockyer, Winifred James, Mrs., d. 1879 · New York, C. Scribner & co. · leaf 186
ing look to the east for a very smallwhite star. With good eyes, you perhaps would perceive it. Jv/pitei\ 17o In this case, yoii would know that our Earth exists. Again,you would make the same search six months later, at thewest, a few moments after the setting of the Sun. Such isthe condition of… … Fig. 32. Jupiter and the Earth. No. Jupiter is an earth, a splendid earth coni])ared towhich ours is only a moon. If we were allowed to observe Jupiter closely and toaccustom ourselves to its nature, to live for some time in themidst of its train and to appreciate all its importance, weshould think…
Astronomy
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