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Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
THE EARTH
THE EARTH
n this chapter, you will come to know the
I planet Earth better. You will understand the
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importance for our lives of Earth's shape and
of the blue sky. You will also have a chance to
recognise that the perfect systems you observe are cre-
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ated by Allah only to make our lives liveable.
THE FINELY-TUNED
THE FINELY-TUNED
BALANCES OF OUR EARTH
BALANCES OF OUR EARTH
Until the sixteenth century, that is 500 years ago,
although some of the Greeks did have an idea about
it, people did not generally know that Earth was a
planet. Observations made at that time helped people
to recognise this. In the 20th century, mankind was
sure about the location of Earth in the Solar System.
Earth is the third farthest planet from the Sun and the
fifth biggest planet.
