Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889. [from old catalog] · New York, Sheldon and company · leaf 160
gibbus, meaning swelled out. 3. Octant, derived from the Latin word octo, eight; an octant beingdistant from its adjacent quarters, one eight part of the moons orbit, or 45°. From the First Quarter to the Full 1 From the Full to the Third Quarter 1 From theThird Quarter to New Moon 1 What are the… … MOONS PHASES. earth. The circles 1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7 and 8, show the placesof the moon in her orbit; at conjunction (1,) the firstoctant (2,) the first quarter (3,) the second octant (4,) atopposition (5,) the third octant (6,) the third quarter (7,)and at the fourth octant (8;) while the white…
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