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" ... as strong as that with which such a coal would be seen to glow in faint daylight. The adjacent parts of the volcanic mountain seemed faintly illuminated by the eruption. A similar eruption appeared on May 4, 1783. "
A Complete System of Astronomy - Page 206
by Samuel Vince - 1814
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British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 8

William Nicholson - 1821 - 358 pages
...no such phenomena have ever been observed. On April 9, 1787, Dr. Herschel discovered three volcanoes in the dark part of the moon ; two of them seemed...fire, or luminous matter, resembling a small piece of burningchar. coal covered by a thin coat of white ashes; ii had a degree of brightness about it, as...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 8

William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 pages
...no such phenomena have ever been observed. On April 9, 1787, Dr. Herschel discovered three volcanoes in the dark part of the moon ; two of them seemed...showed an actual eruption of fire, or luminous matter, resemblinga small piece of burning charcoal covered by a thin cout of white ashes; it had a degree...
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Scientific Dialogues,: Of mechanics

Jeremiah Joyce - 1828 - 262 pages
...discovered some years ago three volcanoes, all burning in the moon; two of them appeared to him nearly extinct, but the third showed an actual eruption of fire or luminous matter. He thought the eruption resembled a small piece of burning charcoal when it is covered by a thin coat...
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 16

Edgar Allan Poe - 1902 - 448 pages
...discovered 3 volcanoes in the dark part of the moon. 2 of them seemed to be almost extinct, but the 3rd showed an actual eruption of fire, or luminous matter,...a very thin coat of white ashes : it had a degree of brightness about as strong as that with which such a coal would be seen to glow in faint daylight....
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Humanistic Studies: Hengest: a study in early English hero legend. Le Liure ...

University of Iowa - 1921 - 876 pages
...discovered 3 volcanoes in the dark part of the moon. 2 of them seemed to be almost extinct, but the 3rd showed an actual eruption of fire, or luminous matter,...charcoal covered by a very thin coat of white ashes: that with which such a coal would be seen to glow in faint daylight. All the adjacent parts of the...
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