Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 38
ume the phase of our moon. For examplewhen at A she would appear wholly illuminated, her enlightened PHASES OF VENUS. 35 disc being turned towards the earth at E. When at B, she wouldappear half illuminated, as the enlightened hemisphere is nowpartly turned from the earth. At C, she would appear… … not really observed in the case of Venus, although Copernicuspredicted they would be, when we could see Venus plainer, and thiswas considered by some as an unanswerable argument against thetruth of his theory, while others maintained that the planets shoneby their own inherent light, and of course…
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