Astronomy Today--9th Edition
Astronomy Today--9th Edition
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ISBN: 9780134580555
Author: Chaisson And Mcmillan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 7P
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The number of times by which the Sun is larger than the Moon if the Moon lies 384,000 km from Earth, the Sun lies 150,000,000 km from Earth, and both the Sun and the Moon have the same angular size as seen from Earth.

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