 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1849 - 672 pages
...the earth offers it a less portion of its bright side, and the phenomenon in question dies away. • The actual illumination of the lunar surface is not...full sunshine. I have frequently compared the moon getting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1851 - 706 pages
...nearly full to the former ; it then illuminates its dark half by strong earth-light; and it is a • The actual illumination of the lunar surface is not...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular fa9ade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1853 - 608 pages
...size*, is agreeable to optical principles, and explains the ' The actual illumination of the lunnr surface is not much superior to that of weathered...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1896 - 758 pages
...splendour, not inferior to the seeming brightness of the Moon at night." And in a note he remarks, " The actual illumination of the lunar surface is not...compared the Moon setting behind the gray perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the Sun just risen in the opposite quarter of the horizon,... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1857 - 650 pages
...understood by comparing them with those of terrestrial objects under similar circumstances. According to Herschel* — " The actual illumination of the lunar...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular fa£ade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | Physics - 1857 - 1142 pages
...understood by comparing them with those of terrestrial objects under similar circumstances. According to Herschel* — " The actual illumination of the lunar...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1857 - 656 pages
...understood by comparing them with those of terrestrial objects under similar circumstances. According to Herschel* — " The actual illumination of the lunar...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1858 - 364 pages
...understood by comparing them with those of terrestrial objects under similar circumstances. According to Herschel* — '' The actual illumination of the lunar...have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - Astronomy - 1858 - 790 pages
...moon at night.* That the earth sends also such a light to the moon, only probably more powerful by • The actual illumination of the lunar surface is not...sunshine. I have frequently compared the moon setting Miind the grey perpendicular fafadc of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in (he... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1861 - 588 pages
...principles, and explains the 1 The actual illuminntionof the lunar surface is not much superior to thai of weathered sandstone rock in full sunshine. I have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpend icular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just risen in the opposite... | |
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The actual illumination of the lunar surface is not much superior to that of weathered sandstone rock in full sunshine. I have frequently compared the moon setting behind the grey perpendicular facade of the Table Mountain, illuminated by the sun just... 
