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Earth: Encyclopedia - Earth
Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. It is the largest of the solar...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Descriptions Of Earth
Earth has often been personified as a deity, in particular a goddess (see Gaia and Mother Earth). The Chinese earth goddess Hu-Tu is simi...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Descriptions Of Earth
Earth has often been personified as a deity, in particular a goddess (see Gaia and Mother Earth). The Chinese Earth goddess Hu-Tu is simi...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Earth In The Solar System
It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds (1 sidereal day) to rotate around the axis connecting the north pole and the so...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Earth In The Solar System
It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds (1 sidereal day) to rotate around the axis connecting the north pole and the so...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, th...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Geography
Map references:
Time Zones, Coordinates.
Biggest geographic subdivision
Continents, Oceans
Area:
Total: 510.073 million km2
land: 148.94...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Environment And Ecosystem
Earth is the only place in the universe where life is absolutely known to exist, and some scientists believe that biospheres might be rar...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Environment And Ecosystem
Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist. The planet's lifeforms are sometimes said to form a "biosphere". Th...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
See also: Geology
The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, t...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Lexicography
Its astronomical symbol consists of a circled cross, representing a meridian and the equator; a variant puts the cross atop the circle (U...
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Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Geography
Map references:
Time Zones, Coordinates.
Biggest geographic subdivision
Continents, Oceans
Area:
Total: 510.073 million km2
land: 148.94...
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