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Elementary lessons in astronomy (1889)

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920 · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 132

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n overlarge portions of the sky, irrespective of the clouds. Thesea turns lurid red. This singular colouring and darken-ing of the landscape is quite unlike the approach of night,and gives rise to strange feelings of sadness. The Moonsshadow is seen to sweep across the surface of the Earth,and is… … Ehntorraplieity /Tarren De La Eii? THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 103 All sense of distance is lost, the faces of men assume alivid hue, fowls hasten to roost, flowers close, cocks crow,and the whole animal world seems frightened out of itsusual propriety. 24-6. A few seconds before the commencement of…

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