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Old 30-07-2007, 11:21 PM
jnb jnb is offline
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Re: How big is the solar system

The problem with anything in astronomy is that the numbers are so vast that it's almost meaningless to try to 'comprehend' them. Calculate with them by all means but most people have difficulty comprehending anything above seven items at a time so suddenly throwing in scales of billions is only really useful to get the 'wow that's big' kind of response

I think Douglas Adams has the best description ...
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