 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Physics - 1821 - 312 pages
...Emily. Are not the eclipses produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth ? Mrs. B. Yes ; when the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...shadow on the earth, then the sun is eclipsed, and the day light gives place to darkness, while the moon's shadow is passing over us. When, on the contrary,... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Astronomy - 1824 - 308 pages
...Emily. Are not the eclipses produced by the /moon passing between the sun and the earth? > Mrs. B. Yes; when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, she intercepts his rays, or, in other words, easts a shadow on the earth, then the sun is eclipsed, and THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A8TO*. LENOX... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lauris Blake - Astronomy - 1826 - 308 pages
...Emily. Are not the eclipses produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth 1 Mrs. B. Yes ;^when the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...intercept the sun's rays, and cast a shadow on the moon ; the moon is then darkened, she disappears from our view, and is eclipsed. Emily. But as the moon... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), Thomas P. Jones - Physics - 1826 - 286 pages
...the eclipses of the sun produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth ?} Mrs. B. Yes; when the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...shadow on the earth, then the sun is eclipsed, and daylight gives place to darkness, while the moon's shadow is passing over us. When, on the contrary,... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Astronomy - 1829 - 336 pages
...Emily. Are not the eclipses produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth ? Mrs. B. Yes ; when the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...darkness, while the moon's shadow is passing over us. When,\on the contrary, the earth is between the sun and the m6on, it is we who intercept' the sun's... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1835 - 398 pages
...An eclipse can only take place when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line, or nearly so. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...rays, or, in other words, casts a shadow on the earth : this is an eclipse of the sun, and it continues whilst the shadow is passing over us. When, on the... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Physics - 1836 - 540 pages
...EMILY. Are not the eclipses produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth ? MRS. B. Yes. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth...and the daylight gives place to darkness, while the riiooti's shadow is passing over us. When, on the contrary, the earth is between the sun and the moon,... | |
 | Readers (Elementary) - 1836 - 424 pages
...An eclipse can only take place when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line, or nearly so. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth,...rays, or in other words, casts a shadow on the earth : this is an eclipse of the sun, and it continues whilst the shadow is passing over us. When, on the... | |
 | Barnum Field - Geography - 1837 - 166 pages
...1 figure. Tides, when the Moon is in its quarters, are low, and are called neap tides. ^ ECLIPSES. When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, she intercepts his rays, and casts a shadow on the earth; the Sun is then eclipsed, while the Moon's shadow is passing over... | |
 | Jane Marcet - 1839 - 544 pages
...EMILY. Are not the eclipses produced by the moon passing between the sun and the earth ? MRS. B. Yes. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth...intercept the sun's rays, and cast a shadow on the moon ; the moon is then darkened, she disappears from our view, and is eclipsed. EMILY. But as the moon... | |
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... gives place to darkness, while the moon's shadow is passing over us. When, on the contrary, the earth is between the sun and the moon, it is we who intercept... 
