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March 1, 1987

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The Amateur Scientist, March 1987

Calculating the distance to the sun by observing the trail of a meteor

By Jearl Walker

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This article was originally published with the title “The Amateur Scientist” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 256 No. 3 (March 1987), p. 122
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0387-122

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