 | Christoph Christian Sturm - Calendars - 1820 - 402 pages
...iu which the earth is placed when the shadow of the moon falls upon it, and consequently, proper]/ speaking, it is only an eclipse of that part of the earth •where the moon's shadow falls. Hence we learn that the sun is not really darkened, but is only for a short spare concealed... | |
 | James Mitchell - Mathematics - 1823 - 670 pages
...the moon, that to any place of the earth it appears partly or wholly covered, he is said to undergo an eclipse; though, properly speaking, it is only...of that part of the earth where the moon's .shadow cr penumbra falls. When the earth comes between the sun and moon, the moon falls into the earth's shadow;... | |
 | Christoph Christian Sturm - Calendars - 1823 - 382 pages
...situation in which the earth is placed when the shadow of the moon falls upon it, and consequently, properly speaking, it is only an eclipse of that part of the earth where the moon's shadow falls. Hence we learn that the sun is not really darkened, but is only for a short space concealed... | |
 | Christoph Christian Sturm - Devotional exercises - 1824 - 334 pages
...the earth is placed when the shadow of the moon falls upon it, and consequently, properly speak lng, it is only an eclipse of that part of the earth where the moon's shadow falls. Hence we learn that the sun is not really darkened, but is only for a short space concealed... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 854 pages
...the earth, lie is said to undergo an eclipse; though, properly speaking, it is only an eclipse ofthat part of the earth where the moon's shadow or penumbra...and having no light of her own, she suffers a real and total eclipse from the interception of the sun's rays. When the sun is eclipsed to us, the moon's... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Astronomy - 1832 - 280 pages
...Pisces, south of the equotor.* When the earth comes between the Sun and Moon, the Moon passes through the earth's shadow, and having no light of her own, she suffers a real Eclipse ; the rays of the Sun being intercepted by the earth. This can only happen at the time of full Moon... | |
 | Christoph Christian Sturm - Devotional exercises - 1838 - 540 pages
...situation in which the earth is placed when the shadow of the moon falls upon it, and consequently, properly speaking, it is only an eclipse of that part of the earth where the moon's shadow falls. Hence we learn that the sun is not really darkened, but is only for a short space concealed... | |
 | Charles Richardson - English language - 1839 - 928 pages
...that -PTIC. to any place of the earth the sun appears partly or wholly covered, he is said to undergo an eclipse ; though, properly speaking, it is only...earth where the moon's shadow or penumbra falls." — Ferguson. " The line, which the centre of the earth describes in its annual revolution about the... | |
 | Christoph Christian Sturm - 1845 - 706 pages
...situation in which the earth is placed when the shadow of the moon falls upon it, and consequently, properly speaking, it is only an eclipse of that part of the earth where the moon's shadow falls. Hence we learn that the sun is not really darkened, hut is only for a short space concealed... | |
 | Charles Richardson - English language - 1856 - 950 pages
...any place of the earth the sun appears partly or wholly covered, he is said to undergo an eclipie ; though, properly speaking, it is only an eclipse of...earth where the moon's shadow or penumbra falls." — Ferguton. " The line, which the centre of the earth describes in its annual revolution about the... | |
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