Jupiter a moderate-sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across; Saturn a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile... Astronomy - Page 287by Sir John Frederick William Herschel - 1833 - 422 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1860 - 842 pages
...magnitude and distances of the planets),' says Sir John Herschel, ' by drawing circles on paper, or, till worse, from those very childish toys called orreries, it is out of the question.' A verdict so decided, and from such a source, renders any attempt at description or illustration unmeaning... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - Geography - 1861 - 364 pages
...comparative extent of land a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mil e; and Uranus, a fullsized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a...those very childish toys called orreries, it is out of tha question."—Sir J. Herschel's Astronomy. and water on the earth's surface; and of the real and... | |
| Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1861 - 488 pages
...mile in diameter ; Saturn, a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile; Uranus, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half; and Neptune, a good-sized "plum, on a circle about two miles and a hulf in diameter. " To imitate the... | |
| Robert Sullivan - Geography - 1862 - 432 pages
...comparative extent of land a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile; and Uranus, a fullsizcd cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a...toys called orreries, it is out of the question." — Sir J. Herscltel's Astronomy. INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY. and water on the earth's surface ; and... | |
| George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1862 - 468 pages
...half a mile across; Saturn a small orange, on a circle of four-fifth? of a mile; Uranus a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half; and Neptune a good-sized plum, on a circle about two miles and a half in diameter.",^ - y £ -/'(_.... | |
| Richard Green Parker - Physics - 1862 - 488 pages
...mile in diameter ; Saturn, a small orange, on a circle of four-filths of a mile; Uranus, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half; and Neptune, a good-sized plum, on a circle about two miles and a half in diameter. "To imitate the... | |
| Robert Sullivan - Education, Elementary - 1863 - 272 pages
...mile across ; Saturn, a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile ; and Uranus, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a...those very childish toys called orreries, it is out " «,he question." — Sir J. Herschel's Astronomy. consists of land is only 51-i millions. They are... | |
| W.H.C. BARTLETT,LL.D., - 1865 - 494 pages
...orange on the circumference of a circle fourfifths of a mile in diameter ; Uranus a full sized cherry on the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half in diameter ; and Neptune a good sized plum on the circumference of a circle about two miles and a half in diameter.... | |
| James Waddel Alexander - Boarding schools - 1866 - 308 pages
...son." " A very common error," replied the doctor. " But here we have Uranus, or Herschel, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half. Lastly, Neptune, a good-sized plum, on a circle two miles and a half in diameter." " I thought, sir,"... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 832 pages
...correct notions on this subject (the magnitude and distances of the planets),* says Sir John Herschel, 'by drawing circles on paper, or still worse, from...childish toys called orreries it is out of the question.' A verdict so decided, anc from such a source, renders any attempt at description or illustration unmeaning... | |
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