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" ... so that if the remoter planets have the sun's light fainter by day than we, they have an addition made to it morning and evening by one or more of their moons, and a greater quantity of light in the night time. "
The Planetarium and Astronomical Calculator - Page 13
by Tobias Ostrander - 1832 - 262 pages
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Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And Made Easy to ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 574 pages
...more of Our Moon their moons, and a greater quantity of light in tho ™i^ night-time. the Earth. 13. On the surface of the Moon, because it is nearer to us than any other of the celestial bodies are, we discover a nearer resemblance of our Earth. For, by the assistance of telescopes, we observe...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...that if the remoter planets have the Sun's light fainter by day than we, they have an addition made to it morning and evening by one or more of their moons, and a greater qaan. tity of light in the night-time. On the surface of the Moon, because it stars, and returning...
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The American Practical Lunarian: And Seaman's Guide ... To which are Annexed ...

Thomas Arnold - Marine insurance - 1822 - 1008 pages
...that if the remoter planets have the sun's light fainter by day than we, they have an addition made to it morning and evening by one or more of their...nearer to us than any other of the celestial bodies are, we discover a nearer resemblance of our earth; for, by the assistance of telescopes, we observe...
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Lunar and Nautical Tables, Arranged and Adapted for Determining (by the ...

George Coleman (F.R.A.S.) - 1846 - 488 pages
...more of their moons, and, consequently, a greater quantity of light in the night time. The moon being nearer to us than any other of the celestial bodies, we discover a greater resemblance to our earth ; for, by the assistance of telescopes, we observe the moon's surface...
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Aztec Rage

Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason, Junius Podrug - Fiction - 2007 - 582 pages
...goes on to say that people even live on the moon!" On the surface of the moon, because it is nearer us than any other of the celestial bodies, we discover...observe the moon to be full of high mountains, large valleys, and deep cavities. These similarities leave us no room to doubt, but that all the planets...
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Aztec Rage

Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason, Junius Podrug - Fiction - 2007 - 582 pages
...goes on to say that people even live on the moon!" On the surface of the moon, because it is nearer us than any other of the celestial bodies, we discover...the assistance of telescopes we observe the moon to he full of high mountains, large valleys, and deep cavities. These similarities leave us no room to...
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