Show stupendous SIZE or OF THE SUN some comparisons that afford a concep tion of the orba immensity ponder also upon the stupendous size of that orb which glows at every point of its surface with the astonishing fervor I 1 have indicated writes sir robert ball in mcclunes mcclures McC lures magazine the earth on which we stand is no doubt a mighty globe measuring as it does miles in diameter yet what are its dimensions in comparison with those of the sun if the earth be represented by a grain of a mustard seed then ou on the same scale the sun 6 should h on id be represented by a cocoanut coco anut perhaps however a more inore impressive conception of the dimensions of the great orb of day may be obtained in this way think of the moon moony the queen of the night which circles monthly around our heavens pursuing as she does a majestic track at a 2 distance of miles from the earth yet the sun is so vast that if it were a hollow ball the moon could revolve on it its ts orbit which it now follows and still be entirely within the suns interior for every acre on the surface of our globe there are more than acres on the surface of the great luminary every portion of this illimitable desert of flame is pouring forth torrents torrente tor rente of heat it has indeed been estimated that if the heat which is incessantly flowing through any single square foot of the suns exterior could be collected and applied beneath the boilers of an atlantic liner it would suffice to produce s team steam enough to sustain in continuous movement those engines of horse power which enable a superb ship to break the record between ireland and america |