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Lectures on astronomical theories (1876)

Harris, John · Montreal, Lovell Printing and Publishing Co. · leaf 124

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to quote in particular detail the descrip-tion of the eclipse and occultation phenomena givenby the same two authorities, Lardner and Herschelrespectively.* * Herscliels description of the phenomena will be found asanAppendix at the conclufijn. VELOCITY-OF-LIGHT THEORY. 2& Eclipses, Transits,… … the planet, J. f. J. its conical shadow, S. S, the sun,E. and E. the positions of the earth when the planet isin quadrature, in which position the shadow J. f. J. ispresented with least obliquity to the visual line, and there-fore least foreshortened, and most distinctly seen. Letb. b. d! d.…

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