Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 126
een with the naked eye. When the Moon is new the whole half of the Earth that is THE MOON, THE EARTHS DAUGHTER 105 turned toward the Moon is sunlit and by its reflected light wecan easily read our time-card—for we must get back to Earthagain and either write a book or lecture about the wonders… … v*esT Fig. 118.—Telling Time by the Moon. thing to do with the changes in the weather, just as it is thecause of the tides. Hence there have been handed down to us a large numberof old sayings to show what the weather will be during certainphases of the Moon. But it has been proved by records kept…
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