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New Theories in Astronomy

by William Stirling

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Table II

Volumes of the Various Members of the Solar System
at the Density of Water.

Name.Designation.Volume (Cubic Miles)
at Density of Water.
Total Volume (Cubic Miles)
at Density of Water.
Sun——482,169,000,000,000,000
MercuryPlanet—92,735,000,000
Venus″—1,131,960,000,000
Earth″1,471,169,000,000
MoonSatellite18,141,236,0001,489,310,236,000
MarsPlanet—160,728,460,000
——AsteroidsOne fourth of Earth367,792,000,000
JupiterPlanet479,292,741,000,000
″4 Satellites76,180,317,000479,368,921,317,000
SaturnPlanet154,351,000,000,000
″8 Satellites19,539,774,315
″3 Rings195,000,000154,370,734,774,315
UranusPlanet25,874,664,000,000
″4 Satellites1,724,977,60025,876,388,977,600
NeptunePlanet29,107,237,000,000
″1 Satellite727,680,92529,107,964,680,925
Total of Planets, Satellites and Rings691,966,535,445,840

Dividing 482,169,000,000,000,000 by 691,966,535,445,840 makes the mass of the whole of the members to be 1/696·86th part of the mass of the sun, instead of 1/700th as generally stated by astronomers.

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