The Story of the Solar System

By the term “Solar System” it is to be understood that an Astronomer speaking from the standpoint of an inhabitant of the Earth wishes to refer to that object the Sun which is to him the material and visible centre of life and heat and control and also to those bodies dependent on the Sun which circulate round it at various distances deriving their light and heat from the Sun and known as planets and comets. The statement just made may be regarded as a general truth but as the strictest accuracy...See More