The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 117
on is popularly described as a wet moon, and in the latter case as a dry moon. The great circlewhich passes throughthe centre of the sunand moon will passthrough the centre ofthe crescent, and beperpendicular to theline joining the cusps.Now the ecliptic makesthe least angle with the horizon when… … Fig. 114. ASTRONOMY. 99
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