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--- book:appendix:solar-system [2022/10/11 15:02] – jv
+++ book:appendix:solar-system [2022/10/11 22:03] (current) – jv
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-====== Appendix ======
+====== Appendix 3.  The Solar System  =====
-\begin{align} \label{eq_times}
-\, \text{year} \simeq \pi \times 10^7  \, \text{s}
-\end{align}
-===== A.1  Solar System  =====
 The solar system has $1.0014$ solar masses,
 which amounts to about $2 \times 10^{30}\, \, \text{kg}$.
 The Earth-Sun distance is $1 \, \text{AU} \simeq 500 \, \text{light second} \simeq 1.5 \times 10^{11}\, \, \text{m}$.
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 Properties of Sun and planets of our solar system,
 provided in multiples of the Earth values.
-The distance refers to the semi-major axis in AU.
+The distance referes to the semi-major axis in AU.
-For the sun the distance denotes the sun surface, i.e., its radius.
+For the sun the distance denotes the sun surface, i.e., its radius. }
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 Properties of the Moon and dwarf planets of our solar system.
-The properties of the Moon refer to its distance to and period around Earth.
+The properties of the Moon refer to its distrance to and period around Earth.
 Ceres is the largest object in the meteorite belt between Mars and Jupiter.
 Eris is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt that is larger in mass than Pluto.
 </WRAP>
+~~DISCUSSION|Typos and suggestions for additional entries~~