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" If the plane of the moon's orbit coincided with the plane of the ecliptic, there would be an eclipse at every... "
A Complete System of Astronomy - Page 335
by Samuel Vince - 1814
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An Introduction to the True Astronomy: Or, Astronomical Lectures, Read in ...

John Keill - 1739 - 504 pages
...twelve Degrees and fome odd Minutes ; which is called the diurnal Motion of the Moon from the Suv. IF the Plane of the Moon's Orbit coincided with the Plane of the Ecliptick, that is, if the Earth and Mom moved both in the fame Plane, the Way of the Moon in the Heavens...
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Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States ..., Volume 1

John Pinkerton - 1804 - 694 pages
...and therefore it must happen when the moon is in conjunction with the sun, or at the neis moon. 143. If the plane of the moon's orbit coincided with the...the ecliptic, there -would be an eclipse at every conjunction and opposition ; but the plane of the moon's orbit being inclined to the pltuui of the...
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The Elements of Astronomy: Designed for the Use of Students in the University

Samuel Vince - 1811 - 260 pages
...aberration in right ascension. v cos. dec./ \ uz CHAPTER XXI. ON THE ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON. Art. 297. AN eclipse of the Moon is caused by its entering into...ecliptic, there can be no eclipse at opposition or conjunction, unless at that time the moon be at, or near to the node. For suppose M M'mm' be the orbit...
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A Compendious and Complete System of Modern Geography: Or, A View of the ...

Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 696 pages
...moon, or when she is in opposition to the sun, as the shadow of the earth must lie opposite to the sun. An eclipse of the sun is caused by the interposition...of the ecliptic, there would be an eclipse at every conjunction and opposition ; but the plane of the moon's orbit being inclined to the plane of the ecViptic,...
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The Principles of Hydrostatics: Designed for the Use of Students in the ...

Samuel Vince - 1820 - 472 pages
...208 CHAP. XXI. ON THE ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON. (297.) AN eclipse of the Moon is caused by it's entering into the earth's shadow, and consequently...ecliptic, there can be no eclipse at opposition or conjunction, unless at that time the moon be at, or near to the node. For suppose MMmrri be the orbit...
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A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the ...

Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 pages
...between the earth and sun, and therefore it must happen when the inoon is in conjunction with the »un, or at the new moon. If the plane of the moon's orbit...of the ecliptic, there would be an eclipse at every conjunction and opposition ; but the plane of the moon's orbit being inclined to the plane of the ecliptic,...
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A System of Astronomy: On the Principles of Copernicus

John Vose - 1827 - 262 pages
...trigonometry, the mean distance 217 semi-diameters, equal to 864,094 miles. If the moon revolved in the plane of the ecliptic, there would be an eclipse at every full or change. But her orbit being inclined to the plane of the ecliptic, in an angle of 5° 9' 3",...
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Guys̕ Elements of Astronomy: And, An Abridgement of Keiths' New Treatise on ...

Joseph Guy - 1832 - 412 pages
...happen when the moon is in opposition to the sun, that is, at the full moon, as plate XIV. fig. 1. If the plane of the moon's orbit coincided with the...an eclipse at every opposition and conjunction; but as that is not the case, there can be no eclipse at opposition or conjunction, unless at that time...
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An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In Two Parts. The First Containing, a ...

John Gummere - 1842 - 516 pages
...former. It must, therefore, occur when the moon is in opposition, that is, at the time of full moon. If the moon's orbit coincided with the plane of the ecliptic, there would necessarily be an eclipse of the sun at every new moon, since the moon would in that case pass directly...
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Guy's Elements of Astronomy, and an Abridgement of Keith's New Treatise on ...

Joseph Guy - 1845 - 370 pages
...happen when the moon is in opposition to the sun, that is, at the full moon, as plate XIV. fig. 1. If the plane of the moon's orbit coincided with the...eclipse at every opposition and conjunction ; but as that is not the case, there can be no eclipse at opposition or conjunction, unless at that time...
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