Astronography, or, Astronomical geography, with the use of globes : arranged either for simultaneous reading and study in classes, or for study in the common method (1854)
conjunction the opaque Moon, in her monthlyrevolution, comes into the Line of the Nodes, then her 11. In what duration of time will there be two Tides ? Inwhat will there be one ? What is said of the height of Tides ?of the proportion between the Spring and the Neap Tides?—18.From whence is the… … shadow falls upon the Earth, and to those Observers whoare within this shadow (which, of course, is never largeenough to cover the whole Earth), the Sun is eclipsed.(See figure.) The Earth being so much larger than theMoon, when her shadow falls direct, the Moon remainseclipsed for about two hours.…
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![An illustration from Cosmographia in qvatvor libros distribvta summo ordine, miraqve facilitate, ac breuitate ad magnam Ptolemæi mathematicam constructionem, ad vniuersamque astrologiam institutens. Francisco Barocio ... avtore. Cum præfatione eiusdem autoris, in qua perfecta quidem astrologiæ diuisio, & enarratio autorum illustrium, & voluminum ab eis conscriptorum in singulis astrologiæ partibus habetur: Joannis de Sacrobosco verò 84 errores, et alij permulti suorum expositorum, & sectatorum ostenduntur. rationibusq[uam] redarguuntur. Præcesserunt etiam quædam communia mathematica, necnon arithmetica, & geometrica principia, nonnullæq[uam] propositiones, de quibus in toto opere sæpe fit mentio: ac demum locupletissimus index eorum, quæ ipsa Cosmographia continentur .. (1585)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-cosmographiainqv00baro-469-124.webp)
