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Outlines of astronomy (1850)

List, C, Hall, T. G. (Thomas Grainger), 1803-1881 · Philadelphia : Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. and Carey & Hart · leaf 77

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it is re-presented in the figure ; the whole appearance willbe that of the moon at the end of the first quarter,or the moon is said to be dichotomized, or cut intotwo equal parts. At t, which is a place betweenthe first and second quarters, the part visible tothe earth is l h, which is considerably… … ECLIPSES. 73 At m the line of vision g h and that of light anddarkness d l are again coincident; but the brightpart is then visible, and we see the moon to shinewith a full orb. After passing through m, the en-lightened part seen from e diminishes between ifand p, but the illuminated part visible…

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