The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 134
tside of theterminator in the darkportion of the disk, whileall along in the neigh-borhood of the termi-nator are bright patchesand dense shadows. These appearances are shown in Figs.131 and 132, which represent the moon near the first andlast quarters. They indicate that the surface of the moonis… … Fig. 131. Il6 ASTRONOMV. are in the shade. The bright patches in the neighborhoodof the terminator are the sides of hills and mountains whichare receiving the full light of the sun, while the denseshadows near by are cast by these elevations. 114. Height of the Lunar Mountains.—There are twomethods…
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