The phenomena and order of the solar system (1843)
Nichol, J. P. (John Pringle), 1804-1859 · New York : Dayton & Newman · leaf 203
case hechooses. NOTE B. ECLIPSES. It did not enter into my plan to explain all the special acci-dents or occurrences -within our system : but the phenomenaof eclipses are much too interesting and prominent to permitme to pass them without at least some brief notice. SupposeA B the Sun, C D the… … secondly, that when the Moon enters the dark shadow of theEarth she will be wholly obscured, although then at the phaseof full moon; and that when she is right between the Sun andthe Earth, her dark body will interrupt the view of the Sunenjoyed by the inhabitants of part of the Earth, either…
Solar system
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