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2015/03/29

MONTESSORI THE GREAT LESSONS : The Law of Gravity




The Story of The Universe


 The Law of Gravity

   These were the laws God gave.
And in obedience to those laws the little 
drop of nothingness which has made our
world went on turning and turning and
moving around and around the sun. 

Merope's Reflection Nebula. Credit: APOD 

 The earth and the sun and the stars were 
balls of gas-gas which contained in itself all the
elements of which our world, the earth, is made.
The elements moved on their courses through
space, which is so cold that ice is hot by 
comparison. If you put your hand into
ice-cold water, it becomes cold.


 For the same reason, the stars and
the sun and the earth gradually grew colder
as time went on, and cooled the smaller balls 
more quickly than the larger ones. The earth, which
is tiny compared to the sun, has become quite cold
 outside while the sun is still blazing in the heavens.
  
Earth graphics
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 The Great Lessons