A compendium of astronomy; containing the elements of the science, familiarly explained and illustrated, with the latest discoveries. Adapted to the use of schools and academies, and of the general reader (1850)
Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859 · New York, R. B. Collins · leaf 56
es or after it sets, some portion of its light isconveyed to us by means of numerous reflections from 71. To what is the apparent enlargement of the sun andmoon when near the horizon owing 1 Are these bodies seenunder a greater angle when in the horizon than in the zenith ?To what general law of… … pQe ABS would be illuminated. To a^P^tatorat Cwhose horizon was CD, the small segment SVx wouldbe the twilight; while, at E, the twilight would d.sap-pear altogether. 73. At the equator, where the circles of daily motionappendicular to the horizon, the sun descendsthrough 18° in an hour and twelve…
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