Irving, [Christopher], d. 1856. [from old catalog], Ortmann, Anselm. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, Md., New York, J. Murphy company · leaf 49
and a slendercresent becomes visible of the illuminated halfof the moon; the farther the moon moves awayfrom the sun, the more becomes visible of the illumi-nated side, arid so the crescent grows to firstquarter, then to gibbous, and finally to full moonphase; at this stage the earth stands between… … Fig. H-Phases Of The Moon.The Sun is supposed to be off to the right. A is new moon, B isthe crescent visible in the evening, C is first quarter, D is the gib-bons phase, E is full moon, F is the gibbons phase after full moon,G is last quarter, and H is the crescent visible in the morning sky. Q.…
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