As we have learned from the study of geography, in the case of the earth, this compression amounts to about 27 miles, but in the larger planets, Jupiter and Saturn, it is much greater, amounting to several thousand miles.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
Some idea of this compression may be obtained from Fig.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
"No fear of that, sir, you may depend on 't," said he, with humility; but there was a malicious twinkle in his eye, and a firm compression of the lip as he withdrew, that did not leave my mind the whole day after.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever