Fig. 61.—Top View of Solar System.
Suppose we lay eight marbles around a large marble placed on top of a table and in the center. This means that all the marbles lie in the same plane which is the top of the table, as shown in [Fig. 60]. The planets are all arranged round the Sun, as shown in [Fig. 61], just the same as if they were all placed on a big, level board or table top. If we draw a picture of the plane view of the planets ([Fig. 60]) and the top view of the planets ([Fig. 61]) together, we shall have a picture of the solar system, as the Sun and all of his planets are called, as shown in [Fig 62]. From these pictures you will see that the planets are not arranged, in distance from the Sun, in order of size.
Fig. 62.—Solar System in Perspective.
To remember the arrangement of these planets in their relation to the Sun commit to memory this simple sentence:
Men Very Early Made Jars Serve Useful Needs.
As the first letter of each of the above words is the same as the first letter of a planet, you will be able to instantly recall the proper place of any one of them.
Fig. 63.—Egg Shell on Plate.