Aristarchus calculated that the Sun is about nineteen times farther than the Moon; it is actually about 390 times farther than the Moon. Another ancient Greek astronomer, Eratosthenes (276-194 BC), estimated the distance between Earth and Sun to be either 4,080,000 stadia or 804,000,000 stadia.
Learner's definition of SCOWL. [no object] : to look at someone or something in a way that shows anger or disapproval. The teacher scowled [=glowered] at me when I walked in late. She scowled [=frowned] in response to his question.
Definition of massif. 1  1 : a principal mountain mass. 2  2 : a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change.