List, C, Hall, T. G. (Thomas Grainger), 1803-1881 · Philadelphia : Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. and Carey & Hart · leaf 70
r be tothe west of the moon, the distance will for manyevenings continue to increase. After twenty-sevendays seven hours and forty-three minutes, themoon and star will be at precisely the same dis-tance as at first: this time is not, however, whatwe call a month, which is the interval betweennew… … Let s be the sun, e the earth in her orbit, n othe orbit of the moon round the earth. Now new moon takes place when the moon isbetween the earth and the sun, for then her darkpart is entirely turned towards us, and full moonis when the earth is between the moon and thesun, as then we see the whole…
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