His figure of 95 million kilometres (59 million miles, 0.63 AU) was far from the 150 million kilometres (93 million miles) known today, but it was more accurate than any suggested up to that time.
Onun rakamı olan 95 milyon kilometre (59 milyon mil, 0.63 AU) bugün bilinen 150 milyon kilometreden (93 milyon mil) oldukça farklıydı, ancak o zamana kadar önerilenlerden çok daha doğru idi.