The earth and sky; a primer of astronomy for young readers (1898)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York, D. Appleton & Company · leaf 83
horns of the sickle (the cres-cent) point—towards the sun or away fromthe sun ? If the sun has set you can at leasttell whether the horns point eastward orwestward. Now, have you made up your mind whichway the horns point? Have you made upyour mind what the shape of the moon isto-day ? If you have,… … You must hold the book open before you. You must always face toward the south. The right hand side of the page will be toward the west. Put a W there, then, to stand for west. The left hand side of your page wdll be toward the east, so put an E there to stand for east. And you had better write top…
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