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Elementary lessons in astronomy (1889)

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920 · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 122

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e Sun is to the left)many smaller craters, those near the edge forming aregular line, are distinctly visible. Enormous unclosedcracks and chasms are also distinguishable. The depthof the crater floor, from the top of the wall, is 11,300 feet;and the height of the wall above the general surface… … ^—I THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 95 Lesson XVII.—Phases of the Moon. Eclipses:HOW Caused. Eclipses of the Moon. 229. Let us now explain what are called the phases ofthe Moon-,—that is, the different shapes the Moon puts on.We stated very early in this little book (Art. 12) that theMoon, like the Earth, got…

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