The geography of the heavens and classbook of astronomy; (1863)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere. [from old catalog] · New York, Mason brothers; Boston, Mason & Hamlin; [etc., etc.] · leaf 188
she recedes from it. It is to this cause alone that we mustattribute the uniformity of her splendor, as it usually appears tothe naked eye. 866. Mercury and Yenus present to us, successively, thevarious shapes and appearances of the Moon ; waxing andwaning through different phases, as shown in the… … It should be remarked, however, that Venus is never seen when she is entirely fullytxcept once or twice in a century, when she passes directly over the Suns disc. Atevery other conjunction, she is either behind the Sun, or so near him as to be hidden bythe splendor of his light. The preceding…
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