Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925, Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice) tr · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 304
moreespecially to theelucidation of thegrand problem ofthe physical consti- ^^^- 79—The Eclipse of May 28,1900, as photographed by King Al-tution of the Sun. ^^^^^ j^j„^ ^^ ^^^^.^^ We alluded to them in the chapter devoted to this orb. The last great total eclipses have been of immense value to… … ASTRONOMY FOR AMATEURS Generally speaking, our satellite does not disappearentirely in the Earths cone of shadow, the solar raysare refracted round our globe by our atmosphere, andcurving inward, illumine the lunar globe with a rosytint that reminds one of the sunset. Sometimes, in-deed, this…
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