Assume that the nearest stars to us have an

Chapter 44, Problem 44.40

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Assume that the nearest stars to us have an intrinsicluminosity about the same as the Suns. Their apparentbrightness, however, is about 1011 times fainter than the Sun.From this, estimate the distance to the nearest stars. (Newtondid this calculation, although he made a numerical error ofa factor of 100.)

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