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Cannot get objects to appear in scene in JavaScript

H. I am following a book that is supposed to show me how to create a solar system in JavaScript. The problem is that none of my objects appear on the screen, no sun, earth or mars. Can anyone please tell me what is wrong with this code or what I am missing?

Code:
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<body></body>
<script src="http://gamingJS.com/Three.js"></script>
<script src="http://gamingJS.com/ChromeFixes.js"></script>
<script>

// This is where stuff in our game will happen:
var scene = new THREE.Scene();

// This is what sees the stuff:
var aspect_ratio = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, aspect_ratio, 1, 1e6);
camera.position.z = -1000;
scene.add(camera);

// This will draw what the camera sees onto the screen:
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

// ******** START CODING ON THE NEXT LINE ********
document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'black';
var star = new THREE.SphereGeometry(500,28,21);
var surface = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({ambient: 0xFFD700, color: 0x0000cd});
var sun = new THREE.Mesh(star,surface);
scene.add(sun);

var ambient = new THREE.AmbientLight(0xffffff);
var sunlight = new THREE.PointLight(0xffffff,5,1000);
sun.add(sunlight);

var surface = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({ambient: 0x1a1a1a, color: 0x0000cd});
var planet = new THREE.SphereGeometry(20,20,15);
var earth = new THREE.Mesh(earth,surface);
earth.position.set(250,0,0);
scene.add(earth);

var surface = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({ambient: 0x1a1a1a, color: 0xb22222});
var planet = new THREE.SphereGeometry(20,20,15);
var mars = new THREE.Mesh(mars,surface);
mars.position.set(500,0,0);
scene.add(mars);

var stars = new THREE.Geometry();
while (stars.vertices.length < 1e4) {
var lat = Math.PI * Math.random() - Math.PI/2
var lon = 2*Math.PI * Math.random();

stars.vertices.puch(new THREE.Vector3(
1e5 * Math.cos(lon) * Math.cos(lat),
1e5 * Math.sin(lon) * Math.cos(lat),
1e5 * Math.sin(lat)
));
}

clock = new THREE.Clock();

function animate() {
requestAnimationFrame(animate);

var time = clock.getElapsedTime;

var e_angle = time * 0.8;
earth.position.set(250* Math.cos(e_angle), 250* Math.sin(e_angle), 0);

// Now, show what the camera sees on the screen:
renderer.render(scene, camera);
}

animate;

</script>

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Flabio Gates

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V Nadeau

ASKER

Thanks for catching that. It was an error but fixing it still does not make the objects appear.

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