From a careful determination of the amount of solar heat that which would fall per minute on an area of one square centimetre placed perpendicular to… - Gerald James Whitrow

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From a careful determination of the amount of solar heat that which would fall per minute on an area of one square centimetre placed perpendicular to the radiation as it falls on Earth's surface and from a knowledge of the Earth's distance, we deduce that each square centimetre of the solar surface radiates on the average of about the rate of a nine horse-power engine.

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About Gerald James Whitrow

Gerald James Whitrow (9 June 1912 – 2 June 2000) or G. J. Whitrow, was a British mathematician, cosmologist and historian of science.

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Alternative Names: G J Whitrow Gerald J Whitrow G. J. Whitrow Gerald J. Whitrow Gerald Whitrow Whitrow, Gerald James Whitrow, Gerald J.
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