 Venus a pea, on a circle of 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 ; the Asteroids, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized orange,...  Lessons on the globes - Page 397by T H. Howe - 1842Full view - About this book
 | John Wesley - Natural history - 1836 - 396 pages
...bowling-green ; on it place a globe two feet in diameter ; this will represent the sun ; Mercury will be 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1838 - 266 pages
...On a well levelled field place a globe, two feet in diameter, to represent the Sun; Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed on the circumference...its orbit; — 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... | |
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...On a well levelled field place a globe, two feet in diameter, to represent the Sun ; Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed on the circumference...diameter for its orbit ; — Venus, a pea, on a circle 234 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea. on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's... | |
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...bowling green ; on it place a globe, two feet in diameter ; this will represent the sun. Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference...diameter, for its orbit — Venus, a pea on a circle of 284 feet in diameter — the earth, also, a pea on a circle of 430 feet — Mare a rather large... | |
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...bowling-green. On it place a globe, two feet in diameter ; this will represent the Sun ; Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for iu orbit; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430... | |
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...in diameter : this will represent the Sun ; Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard-seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus, a pea, on a P2 Mercury's distanc Venus's „ Earth's „ Mars's „ Asteroids' „ Jupiter's „ Saturn's „ Herschel's... | |
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...well known calculation. If a globe of two feet in diameter were to represent the Sun, Mercury would be represented by a grain of mustard seed on the circumference of a circle of 164 feet in diameter ; Venus a pea on a circle of 284 ; the Earth also a pea on a circle of 430... | |
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...bowling green. On it place a globe, two feet in diameter : this will represent the sun. Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference...in diameter for its orbit. Venus 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,... | |
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...On a level field, place a globe, two feet in diameter ; this will represent the SUN. MERCURY will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter ; VENUS, by a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the EARTH, a somewhat larger pea, on a circle... | |
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...On a level field, place a globe, two feet in diameter ; this will represent the SUN. MERCURY will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter ; VENUS, by a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the EARTH, a somewhat larger pea, on a circle... | |
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