Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 196
ops just catching the light of the rising orsetting sun, while the surrounding lunar area was still indarkness. Moreover, with characteristic ingenuity and loveof precision, he calculated from observations of this naturethe height of some of the more conspicuous lunar moun- * A fair idea of… … Fig. 53.—One of Galileis drawings of the moon. From the Sidereus Nuncius. [To face p. 150. §$ ng—i2i] Observatio?is of the Moon 151 tains, the largest being estimated by him to be about fourmiles high, a result agreeing closely with modern estimatesof the greatest height on the moon. The large dark…
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