The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 311
d lis from this cause ? What is this bending c/ REFRACTION. 305 the various tints that often adorn the morning and eveningsky. ATMOSPHERICAL REFRACTION. In passing from its source to the surface of the earth, thelight of the heavenly bodies is refracted by the atmosphere,as in passing from the… … Here the light emanating from the Sun at A, strikes theatmosphere obliquely at B. and is refracted downwards to thebeholder at C ; so that the Sun is actually seen in the horizon,or in the direction of the last line of light, before he hasreached that elevation. A little farther up,the light is…
Constellations · Stars
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