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A Compreherifive View

62. When the moon is at E, it will bein opposition, and the earth between it andthe fun 5 consequently that hemisphere whichis visible to us, will be the fame hemisphereupon which the fun shines, therefore herwhole disc towards us will be enlightened,or the moon will be full.

63. Fig. 14. The moon’s disc is halfenlightened when she is near the quadra-tures at C or G, her apparent distancefrom the fun at 8 being then 90 degrees:when the moon is between the conjunctionat A, and either of the quadratures G or C,the illuminated part of it appears horned,as at H and B. When between the full atE, and the quadratures G or C, the discappears gibbous, as at D and F. Whenthe moon is at A, it is new ; as she movesfrom A to C, it is said to be in the firstquarter ; from C to E, in the second quar-ter; from thence to G, in the third quar-ter ; and from G to A again, in the lastquarter.

After the new moon, her horns areturned towards the east, and before newmoon towards the west; and when she ishorned, that part of her disc upon which

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