The young astronomer; or, The facts developed by modern astronomy, collected for the use of schools and the general reader (1847)
Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 · New York, J.C. Riker [etc.] · leaf 48
oon ? Is it certain that there is no waterthere ? What is admitted by all Astronomers ? What may exist uponthe Moon though unseen by us ? What is said respecting the Moonsatmosphere ? What is the present general opinion ? What is said re-specting clouds in the Moons atmosphere ? THE MOON. 43 in… … nular eclipse of 1836, a distinguished observer says, just before the rims of the two bodies met, the lightof the Sun shot through the Moons atmosphere molli-fied into lovely twilight. Lardner says, it may beconsidered as demonstrated that the Moon has no at-mosphere. Schroster, a very eminent…
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