Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 164
traction.While a man from earth would, on the surface ofthe sun—supposing he could exist there at all—liehelpless, motionless, and crushed by his own weight,he would on the moon find himself astonishingly lightand active. A leap over a tall house would be noth-ing to him. The moon, unlike the sun,… … THE MOON—AN EXPIRED PLANET. reflected light is not a matter all on one side. Weyield to the moon a great deal more than she yieldsto us. Full earth, seen from the moon, covers a l6o STORY OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS. space thirteen times as large as full moon seen fromearth. Perhaps you may have…
Astronomy
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