The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: accompanied by a celestial atlas (1873)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, ed, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere · New York, Sheldon & company · leaf 219
the Moons orbit situated with respect to the ecliptic f 423. What itthe inclination of the Moons axis, and what effect has it on her seasons and atmosphere ?What is the amount of light derived from the Moon as compared with the Sun, and iuther? any difference of opinion on this point? 424. What… … Some idea of these mountainsmay he obtained from the annexedcut, which must not, however, beunderstood to represent the exactappearance of the moon as viewedthrough a telescope. The mannerin which the shadows fall on theinside of the hollow circular moun-tains (craters) will be perceived,and on the…
Constellations · Stars
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![An illustration from Sidereus nuncius : magna, longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens, suspiciendaque proponens vnicuique, praesertim verò philosophis, atq[ue] astronomis, quae à Galileo Galileo ... perspicilli nuper à se reperti beneficio sunt obseruata in lunae facie, fixis innumeris, lacteo circulo, stellis nebulosis, apprime verò in quatuor planetis circa Iouis stellam disparibus interuallis, atque periodis, celeritate mirabili circumuolutis; quos, nemini in hanc vsque diem cognitos, nouissimè author depraehendit primus; atque Medicea sidera nuncupandos decreuit (1610)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-sidereusnunciusm00gali-23-6.webp)
