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" ... a part of the disk of the sun; and that every time it is in opposition, it ought to pass through the shadow which the earth projects behind it; so that there would be, in the former case, an eclipse of the sun, and in the latter, an eclipse of the... "
Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New ... - Page 11
by Conrad Malte-Brun - 1827
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A Compendious System of Natural Philosophy: With Notes Containing the ...

John Rowning - 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...
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An Analysis of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Natural Philosophy ...

George Atwood - 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 planet intrrfefl...
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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 when she...
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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 - 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 when she is...
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Universal Geography: Or, A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New ...

Conrad Malte-Brun - 1829 - 552 pages
...which the earth projects behind it; so that there would be¿ in the former case, an eclipse of Ike sun, and in the latter, an eclipse of the moon. These...the earth. It is evident that the moon is not in the piano of the ecliptic, except when it passes through one or other of the extremities of thi? line,...
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System of universal geography, founded on the works of Malte-Brun and Balbi

System - 1842 - 894 pages
...the former case, an eclipse of the sun, and in the latter, an eclipse of the moon. These phenonema do not, however, occur at every new and full moon...section, which passes through the centre of the earth. Hence the moon is not situated in the plane of the ecliptic, except when it passes through one or other...
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System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi ...

James Laurie - 1842 - 1098 pages
...the former case, an ^clipse of the sun, and in the latter, an eclipse of the moon. These phenonema do not, however, occur at every new and full moon...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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Elements of Astronomy ...: With Explanatory Notes, and Questions for Examination

John Brocklesby - 1855 - 394 pages
...host 53' 51", while the mean parallax is 57' 4". 312. PLANE OF THE MOON'S ORBIT — ITS INCLINATION. The plane of the moon's orbit, is inclined to that of the earth's (the ecliptic) at an angle of about 5° 8'. This inclination is not always the same, being...
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The Elements of Astronomy: For Colleges, Schools, and Private Students ...

Selim Hobart Peabody - 1869 - 388 pages
...alternately north and south of the ecliptic, departing as much as 5 degrees (5° 9'). Hence it appears that the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined to that of the earth by such an amount. The points where the moon's orbit Fig. 11-4=. © // YASCENDINGHODC: passes...
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