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.
WRITTEN verb She started to sit up, grimaced, and sank back weakly against the pillow... V She grimaced at Cerezzi, then turned to Brenda. V at n Grimace is also a noun., n-count He took another drink of his coffee. `Awful,' he said with a grimace. grimace (grimaces plural & 3rd person present) (grimacing present participle) (grimaced past tense & past participle) If you grimace, you twist your face in an ugly way because you are annoyed, disgusted, or in pain.