Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
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Author: Bennett, Jeffrey O., Donahue, M. (megan), SCHNEIDER, Nicholas, Voit, Mark
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19. Sunlight. Use the speed of light and the Earth-Sun distance of 1 AU to calculate how long it takes light to travel from the Sun to Earth.
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