 That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of the sun, will hardly be denied. If we take man in a condition in which he uses artificial light scantily only, or not at all, there can be no doubt that the moonlight...  The lunar world - Page 39by Josiah Crampton - 1853Full view - About this book
 | William Whewell - Astronomy - 1833 - 298 pages
...how the moon might have been placed so as to be always " full." That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...small proportion only of the whole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the fact that sometimes both luminaries are invisible very little... | |
 | 1834 - 596 pages
...how the moon might hare been placed so as to be always " full." ' That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...a very important addition to the time of daylight. As a small proportion only of tL whole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the... | |
 | Natural theology - 1836 - 566 pages
...how the moon might have been placed so as to be always "full." That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...small proportion only of the whole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the fact that sometimes both luminaries are invisible very little... | |
 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1836 - 430 pages
...how the moon might have been placed so as to be always 'full.' " That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...small proportion, only, of the whole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the fact, that sometimes both luminaries are invisible, very... | |
 | William Whewell - Astronomy - 1836 - 420 pages
...how the moon might have been placed so as to be always " full." That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...to the time of daylight. And as a small proportion onlyof thewhole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the fact that sometimes both... | |
 | William Whewell - Astronomy - 1841 - 256 pages
...how the moon might have been placed so as to be always " full." That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...moonlight nights are for him a, very important addition tethe time of daylight. And as a. small proportion only of the whole number of nights are without some... | |
 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1847 - 430 pages
...now the moon might have been placed so as to be always 'full.' " That the light of the moon affords, to a certain extent, a supplement to the light of...small proportion, only, of the whole number of nights are without some portion of moonlight, the fact, that sometimes both luminaries are invisible, very... | |
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