Assuming the sun to have a spherical outer surface of radius r, radiating like a black body at temperature t °C, the power received by a unit surface of the earth (normal to the incident rays) at a distance R from the centre of the sun is:
(where σ is Stefan’s constant.)
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A black body is at 727 °C. It emits energy at a rate that is proportional to:
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