Star-land; being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1899)
Ball, Robert Stawell, Sir, 1840- [from old catalog] · Boston and London, Ginn & company · leaf 89
of the moon is always in darkness.When the bright side of the moon is turned directlytowards us, then, no doubt, we see a complete circle, 76 STAR-LAND. and we say the moon is full. On other occasions aportion only of the bright surface is directed to us, andthus are produced the beautiful… … Fig. 28. — To show that the Moon is lighted by Sunbeams. shall illuminate by a beam from the electric light.The side of the ball turned towards the light is glowingbrilliantly, and from the right side of the room you seenearly the whole of the bright side. To you the moonis nearly full. From the…
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