Lecture I.

THE SUN. PAGE

The Heat and Brightness of the Sun--Further Benefits that we receive from the Sun--The Distance of the Sun--How Astronomers measure the Distances of the Heavenly Bodies--The Apparent Smallness of Distant Objects--The Shape and Size of the Sun-- The Spots on the Sun--Appearances seen during a Total Eclipse of the Sun--Night and Day--The Daily Rotation of the Earth-- The Annual Motion of the Earth round the Sun--The Changes of the Seasons--Sunshine at the North Pole 1