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Astronomy.

The Second in z Days* 13 Hours, .Minutes, at the Distance of 9 Semldi^ |

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The Third in 7 Days, 3 Hours, 7

Minutes, at the Distance of 14A Sem JI

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The Fourth in 16 Days, 16 Hours, ^

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i’iv Diameter of the Circle O P to the Versed Sin 1Elongation F P.

24. As the Moon illuminates the Earth by 3Light, so does the Earth the Moon ; but the 0 [).Phænomena will be different for the most part.recount them tor the Reader’s Curiosity as f°- j,*#(T.) The Earth wiil appear but to little more pone half of the Lunar Inhabitants. (2.)whom the Earth is visible, it appears fixed, or f pto have no circular Motion, but only that wh' c ^0suits from the Moon’s IAbraiion. (3.) To th»F ,^live in the Middle of the Moon's visible Hern 1ice the Earth directly over..their Heads. (4.)who live in the Extremity of that Hemisphere th e Misseems always nearly in the Horizon, but not e ^ ji>there, by reason of the Lihration. (5.) I hethe Course of a Month would have all the sam e ^(tl’as the Moon has. Thus the Limariam when th e

Thus the Limariam when th e Mfd 1is at E, in the Middle of their Night, fee the Vj/at Full, or shining with a full Face ; at G it ' frotytomized, or half light and half dark ; at A it i s 7 . it'*dark, or New ; and at the Parts between th® gpri’

gibbous. (6.) The Earth appears variegated w'it t |]f

«>f different Magnitudes and Colours, ariime t l ° M>l

it Magnitudes and Colours, arising _Continents, Islands, Oceans, Seas, Clouds,

'These Spots will appear constantly revolvingthe Earth’s Axis, by which the Lunarians w*h , ^mine the Earth’s diurnal Rotation, in the same’ *tsS we do tij.it of ilic Sun,