Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 129
lways in the same plane with each other, everytime the Earth passedbetween the Sun andthe Moon the latterwould be plunged intothe Earths shadow andthe Moon would beeclipsed. But the Moondoes not revolve roundthe Earth so that itand the Earth make astraight line with theSun every revolutionfor the… … Fig 121.—The Moon as Seen When inEclipse. OTHER THINGS IN THE SKY 109 Again when the Moon is eclipsed it is not always entirelyhidden from view by the great shadow of the Earth, for the airon the Earth sends the sunbeams round it so that the shadow isnever very deep, and forthis reason the Moon…
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