The pith of astronomy <without mathematics>; the latest facts and figures as developed by the giant telescopes; (1896)
Bayne, Samuel G. (Samuel Gamble), 1844-1924 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 60
fromnew moon to new moon again, is 29days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2 sec-onds. It revolves on its axis exactly in asidereal month, and therefore alwayspresents almost the same face to theearth; thus we never have seen thefar side of the moon, nor will we eversee it. This circumstance causes… … THE RIM OF THE MOON. SHOWING MAKE CKISIUM THE MOON 31 and its orbit contains about 1,500,000miles. The moon varies in size to the eye, asthe distance from us varies to the ex-tent of 25,000 miles in the course of amonth. When the moon is between us andthe sun that side which faces us is notlit up…
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