| Thomas Lockerby - 1839 - 566 pages
...mustard seed, on 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 — Juno, Ceres,... | |
| Great Britain. Council on Education - 1845 - 696 pages
...mustard-seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 (Vet 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; Juno, Cei'e«, Vesta,... | |
| 1850 - 790 pages
...mustard-seed on 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 ; Mars, a rather large pin's-head, on a circle of G54 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta,... | |
| Charles Baker - Education - 1857 - 438 pages
...of mustard seed on 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; Mars, a rather large pin's head on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta,... | |
| sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - Astronomy - 1858 - 790 pages
...mustard seed, on 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 ; Mars a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; the Asteroids,... | |
| Education - 1859 - 396 pages
...of mustard-seed on 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 ; Mars, a rather large pin's head on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta,... | |
| George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1860 - 468 pages
...mustard-seed, on 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... | |
| George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1860 - 484 pages
...mustard-seed, on the circumference of a circle 1(54 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,... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - Geography - 1861 - 364 pages
...mustard-seed on 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; Mars, •rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Yesta, Juno, Ceres,... | |
| Robert Sullivan - Geography - 1862 - 432 pages
...mustard-seed on 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 ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Vesta, Juno, Ceres,... | |
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