Open AccessV. An attempt to explain the phænomenon of the horizontal moon appearing bigger than when elevated many degrees above the horizon: supported by an experiment
Author(s) -
John Theophilus Desaguliers
Publication year - 1736
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9223
pISSN - 0261-0523
DOI - 10.1098/rstl.1735.0079
Subject(s) - horizon , chemistry , astrobiology , environmental science , mathematics , physics , geometry
This apparent increase of he moon's diameter (which telescope with a micrometer shews to be only apparent) is owning to the following early prejudice, which we have imbib'd from children.
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