Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 153
hen the moon is nearest to us, and thesun farthest off, the moon will seem larger than thesun, and will entirely cover it. The moons shadowthen reaches the earth, as shown in the figure, and theeclipse is total. But if at the time of the eclipse the 1 It may not be amiss to remark that the darkness… … Fig. 34.—Eclipses of the Sun and Moon. sun is nearest to us,and the moon farthestoff, the moon wouldseem smaller than thesun, and would nothide it all. Themoons shadow wouldnot reach quite to theearth. In this case aring of light wouldbe seen around theedge of the sun. Theeclipse is not total,but…
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