An abridgment of Smith's Illustrated astronomy (1850)
Smith, Asa · New York, Cady & Burgess · leaf 71
^^LmiPSEorru __ : n^fns shm>° Z2Z ~&h PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THEl THE MOONS SHADOW PASSES THE MOON PASSES ABOVETTHE *BOVE THE NORTH POLE. lAKTMS SHADOW. :iwM ,\?SE o^ cGUPSE … ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY. 51 LESSON XXXIV. MOONS NODES. Question. What are nodes ? A?iswer. They are two opposite points,where theorbit of the moon, or any other planet, intersectsthe plane of the earths orbit,or ecliptic. Q. What*angle does the moons orbit make with the planeof the earths orbit, or…
Astronomy, Juvenile and popular
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