Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 112
meridian as the Sun rises, and her eastern limb is en-lightened.] 4§1. What is meant by the Old Moon?She is called an Old Moon from the Full to the Newand especially from the Third Quarter to the change. 482. How does the Old Moon appear? Like a slender crescent, much like the ISTew Moon. 483.… … [1. Here the Old Moon is seen in the east just before sunrise. It looks just like theNew Moon shown on page 102, except that the crescent is inverted, the concave sidebeing west instead of east. The teacher is pointing to the Moon, and explaining thedifference between her present appearance and…
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