 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 554 pages
...the moon hides from us the •whole body of the fun, it is.a total eclipfe; if not, a partial one. An eclipfe of the moon is, -when the earth, being between "the fun and the moon, hinders the light of the fun from falling upon, and being rcHeded by, the moon. If... | |
 | John Locke - 1802 - 308 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...the light of the sun from falling upon, and being refleetedby, the moon. If the light of the sun is kept off' from the whole body of the moon, it is... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the sun and the moon, hinders the light of thr sun from falling upon, and being reflected by, themoou. If the light of the sun is kept off from... | |
 | Physics - 1807 - 258 pages
...hinders the light of the sun from coming to us. If the moon hides from us the whole body ot" An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse ; if from :i part only, it is a partial one. the sun, it is a total eclipse ; if not, a partial... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 462 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the sun and the moon,, hinders the li^ht of the -UK from falling upon, and being reflected by, the moon. If the light of the sun is kept... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 412 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse; if from a part only, it is a partial one. An eclipse of the sun is, when the moon, being between... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 518 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse ; if from a part only, it is a partial one. An eclipse of the sun is, when the moon, being... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1824 - 520 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse ; if from a part only, it is a partial one. An eclipse of the sun is, when the moon, being... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 530 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse ; if from a part only, it is a partial one. An eclipse of the sun is, when the moon, being... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 510 pages
...being in the quadratures, as the astronomers call it, we see but half the enlightened part. An eclipse of the moon is, when the earth, being between the...off from the whole body of the moon, it is a total eclipse ; if from a part only, it is a partial one. An eclipse of the sun is, when the moon, being... | |
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An Eclipfe of the Moon is, when the Earth being between the Sun and the Moon, hinders the light of the Sun from falling upon and being reflected by the Moon. If the light of the Sun is kept off from the whole body of the Moon, it is a total 
