 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
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1888 - 638 pages
...the circumference of a circle 104 feet in 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 ; Mars, a rather large pin's-head on a circle of 654 feet; the asteroids, grains of sand in orbits of 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1898 - 396 pages
...the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle...circle of 654 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand, on orbits having a diameter of 1000 to 1200 feet ; Jupiter, a moderate- sized orange, on a circle nearly... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1891 - 422 pages
...the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter' for its orbit ; Venus, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle...circle of 654 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand, on orbits having a diameter of 1000 to 1200 feet ; Jupiter, a moderate- sized orange, on a circle nearly... | |
 | Sir Richard Gregory - Geomorphology - 1893 - 320 pages
...the circumference of a circle 1 64 feet in 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 ; Mars, a rather large E pin's- head on a circle of 654 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand in orbits of 1,000 to 1,200 feet... | |
 | Christianity - 1893 - 812 pages
...on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth a little larg'er pea, on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars a large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; the Asteroids grains of Band, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet ; Jupiter an orange, on a circle of J a mile; Saturn a small... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1894 - 520 pages
...the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Venus, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle of 4.TO feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1897 - 554 pages
...the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit ; Veniis, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle...circle of 654 feet; the asteroids, grains of sand, on orbits having a diameter of 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a moderate-sized orange, on a circle nearly... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1898 - 652 pages
...the circumference of a circle 164 feet in 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 pin's-head on a circle of 654 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand in orbits... | |
 | William Robert Martin - Nautical astronomy - 1899 - 474 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...; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of G54 feet ; the asteroids, grains of sand in orbits of from 1,000 to 1,'20U feet ; Jupiter, a moderate-sized... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - Astronomy - 1902 - 634 pages
...orbit; Venus, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle of 430 ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; the asteroids, grains of sand, on orbits having a diameter of 1000 to 1200 feet ; Jupiter, a moderate-sized orange, on a circle nearly... | |
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