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Nor is the temperature of Mars so low , despite its greater distance from the Sun , that life would be severely handicapped . At noon during the summer , temperatures of 80 degrees F. have been recorded by the thermocouple , and the ...
Nor is the temperature of Mars so low , despite its greater distance from the Sun , that life would be severely handicapped . At noon during the summer , temperatures of 80 degrees F. have been recorded by the thermocouple , and the ...
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Although interplanetary distances are a million - fold greater than terrestrial ones , interstellar distances are a million times greater still . Even light , which can pass from the Sun to Pluto in a few hours , takes over four years ...
Although interplanetary distances are a million - fold greater than terrestrial ones , interstellar distances are a million times greater still . Even light , which can pass from the Sun to Pluto in a few hours , takes over four years ...
Pagina 164
The range of luminosity among the stars is even greater . Stars 10,000 times as bright as the Sun are known — as well as stars 10,000 times fainter . With these variations of brilliance go variations of colour .
The range of luminosity among the stars is even greater . Stars 10,000 times as bright as the Sun are known — as well as stars 10,000 times fainter . With these variations of brilliance go variations of colour .
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