A: In general, pearls symbolize innocence, love, perfection and purity. Gold and black pearls are symbolic of wealth and prosperity. Fresh water pearls are thought to help open the heart to receiving love and to encourage self-love. White pearls are symbolic of faith, a pure heart, innocence and a pure mind.
He measured the angular separation of the Sun and the Moon when its phase was first or third quarter to derive the distance between Earth and Sun in terms of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Eratosthenes (276-194 BC) also measured the distance between Earth and Sun as 804,000,000 stadia.
The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 238,857 miles, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. Earth's diameter is about 8,000 miles. Earth's circumference is about 25,000 miles. Earth's distance from the moon is 1 second (in light years). The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 238,857 miles, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. <br /> <br /> Earth's diameter is about 8,000 miles. <br /> Earth's <strong><strong>circumference</strong></strong> is about 25,000 miles. <br /> Earth's distance from the moon is 1 second (in light years).