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The Scale of the Solar System

The Scale of the Solar System

Distance is destiny. How humanity finally measured the astronomical unit — from Le Gentil's ruined decade chasing the transit of Venus to a radar echo in 1961 — the intuitions of light-travel time and an almost-empty solar system, and the snow line at 2.7 AU that split it into rocky worlds and giant..

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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 10, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 10, 2026
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Submitter:
Jirel Kuenen
Primary Audience:
College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Website
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English
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This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal

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