Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 133
rom the sun.. Do you see why ? There is a wide-spread superstition that if the horns of the newmoon point upward there will be dry weather, because the moonholds the water, but that if the horns point dovmward there will soonbe rain. What do you think about it ? (See Art. 135.) 3 What time of day,… … Fig. 28.—The Moons Phases. different positions : the half turned towards the sun willbe noticed to be always bright. The outside figuresshow the different phases. THE MOON. 129 123. Time in which the Moon Revolves around theEarth.—The moon makes a revolution around the earthin 27J days. That is, if…
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