 Venus, a pea on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a...  A Natural Philosophy: Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various ... - Page 370by George Payn Quackenbos - 1863 - 450 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1833 - 618 pages
...seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 12,000 feet; Jupiter a... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pages
...on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized... | |
 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1833 - 444 pages
...on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pages
...circumference of a circle 164 feet iu diameter fur its orhit; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 i'eet iu diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430...rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate... | |
 | Augustus De Morgan - Astronomy - 1836 - 140 pages
...seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit; Venus, a pea on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a moderate-sized... | |
 | Child rearing - 1836 - 422 pages
...the circumference of a circle of 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea on, a. circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1,000 to 1,200 feet ; Jupiter a... | |
 | William Mullinger Higgins - Earth (Planet) - 1836 - 514 pages
...the circumference of a circle of 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea on, a circle...a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1,000 to 1,200 feet ; Jupiter a... | |
 | John Wesley - Natural history - 1836 - 398 pages
...represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle two hundred and eightyfour feet in diameter ; the earth, also, a pea, on a circle of four hundred and thirty feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of six hundred and fifty-four... | |
 | Christian Tract Society - 1838 - 80 pages
...world unknown.' ference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus, a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also, a pea, on a circle...rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet ; Jupiter a moderate... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1838 - 266 pages
...of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit; — Venus, a pea, on a circle 284 feet in-diameter; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet; Mars,...rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a moderate... | |
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