The moon : considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite (1874)
Nasmyth, James Hall, 1808-1890, Carpenter, James, 1840-1899 · London : J. Murray · leaf 227
136 THE MOON. [chap. xi. " star " into radiating or diverging cracks, up through which the water immediately issues, making its appearance on the surface of the ice simultaneously along the entire course of every crack, and on reaching … Fig. 43. illustrative of the radiating bright streaks. the surface, spreading on both sides to a width much exceeding that of the crack itself. If this familiar illustration be duly considered, we doubt not it will be found to throw considerable light on the nature of those actions which have…
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