Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · New York, A.C. Armstrong and son · leaf 140
eavenly bodies andof their distances.Next let Ml, Mg, Mg,etc., represent themoon in different posi-tions along her circuitaround the earth at E.Now, it is clearthat when the moonis at Mj, her illumi-nated face is turnedfrom the earth, E.She therefore cannotbe seen; and accord-ingly, in fig. 2, she… … Cm MOONLIGHT, 129 towards the right, if we imagine an eye at E lookingtowards Mg. Her appearance then is as shown at 2,fig. 13. In any intermediate portionbetween M^ and Mg, the sickle of light isvisible but narrower. We see also that allthis time the moons place on the skycannot be far from the…
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