 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...contact of the limbs did not happen till several seconds after, and then it appeared as in fig. 1. This appearance was observed both by Mr. Green and...happened, by reason of the darkness of the penumbra at the sun-s limb, it being there nearly, if not quite, as dark as the planet. j. ^^^ At this time a faint... | |
 | Royal Astronomical Society - 1868 - 316 pages
...limbs did not happen till several seconds after, and then it appeared as in figure 4 (not given) ; this appearance was observed both by Mr. Green and...the Sun's limb, it being there nearly, if not quite, «* dark as the planet. At this time a, faint light, much weaker than the rest of the penumbra, appeared... | |
 | Royal Astronomical Society - 1868 - 304 pages
...limbs did not happen till several seconds after, and then it appeared as in figure 4 (not given) ; this appearance was observed both by Mr. Green and...either of us : it appeared to be very difficult to judjre precisely of the times that the internal contacts of the body of Venus happened, by reason of... | |
 | 1869 - 826 pages
...certainly only a penumbra, and the contact of the limbs did not happen till several seconds after : this appearance was observed both by Mr. Green and...of Venus happened, by reason of the darkness of the venumbra at the Sun's limb, it bring there nearly, if not quite, as dark as the planet. At this time... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1869 - 610 pages
...not happen till several seconds after : this appearance was observed both by Mr. Ureen and me ; bnt the time it happened was not noted by either of us...by reason of the darkness of the. penumbra at the Sim's limb, it being then nearly, if not quite, as dark as the. planet. At this time a faint light,... | |
 | 1869 - 814 pages
...certainly only a penumbra, and the contact of the limbs did not happen till several seconds after : this appearance was observed both by Mr. Green and...to judge precisely of the times that the internal contact" of the body of Venus happened, by reason of the darkness of the penumbra at the Sun's limb,... | |
 | 1891 - 536 pages
...contact of the limbs did not happen till several seconds after, and then it appeared as in Fig. 4. This appearance was observed both by Mr. GREEN and...not noted by either of us. It appeared to be very diflictilt to judge precisely of the time that the internal contacts of the body of Venus happened,... | |
 | Peter John Cattermole, Patrick Moore - 1997 - 166 pages
...certainly only the penumbra, and the contact of the limbs did not occur until several seconds after ... it appeared to be very difficult to judge precisely...happened, by reason of the darkness of the penumbra of the Sun 's limb, it being there nearly* if not quite, as dark as the planet. At this time a faint... | |
 | Michael J. de F. Maunder, Patrick Moore - 2000 - 180 pages
...after, and then it appeared as in fig. The 4 lh ; this appearance was observed both by Mr Green and me; the time it happened was not noted by either of us;...darkness of the penumbra at the Sun's limb, it being that nearly, if not quite, as dark as the planet. At this time a faint light, much weaker than the... | |
 | Margarette Lincoln - 1998 - 270 pages
...transect in Fig. 3), and both Cook and Green had problems in accurately establishing these. Cook explains: it appeared to be very difficult to judge precisely...happened, by reason of the darkness of the penumbra [ie atmosphere of Venus] at the Sun's limb, it being there nearly, if not quite, as dark as the planet.... | |
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Green and me; but the time it happened was not noted by either of us; it appeared to be very difficult to judge precisely of the times that the internal contacts of the body of Venus happened, by reason of the darkness of the penumbra at the sun's limb,... 
