Popular lessons in astronomy, on a new plan

by Francis J. Grund

You will see from this Plate:

1. That the square-Contents of the Sun’s surface is greater than that of the surfaces of all the Planets taken together.

2. That the square-Contents of the Earth’s surface is nearly as large as that of the surfaces of Mercury and Venus taken together.

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3. That the square-Contents of the surfaces of Vesta, Ceres, Juno and Pallas, taken together, is not yet sufficient to cover the surface of our Earth.

4. That the square-Contents of Jupiter’s surface is larger than that of the surface of any other Planet.

5. That the square-Contents of Jupiter’s surface is greater than that of the surfaces of all other Planets taken together.

6. That Saturn’s surface is the next largest.

7. That Herschel’s is still larger than those of our Earth, Venus and Mercury taken together.