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" These phenomena do not, however, occur at every new and full moon ; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and that these two planes' meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes... "
Elements of Astronomy ...: With Explanatory Notes, and Questions for Examination - Page 164
by John Brocklesby - 1855 - 321 pages
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A Compendious System of Natural Philosophy: With Notes Containing the ...

John Rowning - Astronomy - 1745 - 476 pages
...Reafon why thefe Eclipfes do not happen at every New and Full Moon, is, becaufe, as was obferved above, the Plane of the Moon's Orbit is inclined to that of the Earth's, fo that the Moon is fometimes above the Ecliptic, and fometimes below it, at the Time of its Conjunction...
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An Analysis of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Natural Philosophy ...

George Atwood - Physics - 1784 - 284 pages
...and New Moon, if the plane of the Moon's orbit were coincident with the plane of the ecliptic. VIII. The plane of the Moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, .at . an an* gle of about 5°. . . •/ .. » •: . .'. , , ,< Thfl line in which fyiete...
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A treatise on astronomy

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1802 - 590 pages
...earth in her quarters, would be to her distance in the conjunctions and oppositions, as 70 to 69. 4^3. The plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, making with it an angle of about five degrees; but this inclination varies, being greatest...
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Institutes of mathematical geography for the use of schools

Thomas Hogg - 1806 - 130 pages
...plane of the ecliptic, lunar eclipses only happen when the moon is in, or near, the ecliptic. 107. The plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the earth ; consequently, when in conjunction or opposition, the moon is sometime? above, and sometimes...
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A Philosophical and Mathematical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 2

Charles Hutton - Astronomy - 1815 - 686 pages
...and that tlic mass, or quantity of matter, in the moon, is to that of the earth, as 1 to 26 nearly. The plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and makes with it an angle of about 5 degrees: but this inclination varies, being greatest...
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Universal geography, or A description of all the parts of the world, Volume 1

Malthe Conrad Bruun - 1822 - 696 pages
...the moon. These phenomena do not, however, occur at every new and full moon ; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and that these two planes' meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes...
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Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World ..., Volume 1

Conrad Malte-Brun - Atlases - 1827 - 564 pages
...the moon. These phenomena do not, however, occur at every new and full moon ; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and that these two planes meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes...
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Universal Geography: Or, A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New ...

Conrad Malte-Brun - Atlases - 1829 - 552 pages
...the moon. These phenomena do not, however, occur at every new and full moon; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and that these two planes meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes...
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System of universal geography, founded on the works of Malte-Brun and Balbi

System - 1842 - 894 pages
...the moon. These phenonema do not, however, occur at every new and full moon ; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecliptic, and that these two planes meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes...
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System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi ...

James Laurie - Geography - 1842 - 1098 pages
...the moon. These phenonema do not, however, occur at every new and full moon ; and the reason is, that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the ecb'ptic, and that these two planes meet one another only in their line of common section, which passes...
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