Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 199
ish to zero. The correspond-ing limits for an eclipse of the moon are 9° and 12J-°—thatis, if at the moment of full moon the distance of themoon from her node is greater than 12^° no eclipse canoccur, while if the distance is less than 9° an eclipse is cer-tain. We may put the mean limit at 11°.… … Fis. 64.—ninBtratiiig lanar eclipse at different distances from the node, Tlie darkcircles are the earths shadow, the centre of which is always in the ecliptic A B. Themoons orhit is represented by G D. M G the eclipse is central and total, at jfitispartial, and at E there is barely an eclipse. As…
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