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REFINE  Browse All : View and Astronomy by Emslie, John of Moon from 1851 1-5 of 5 Reynolds, James; Emslie... (backlit) Transparent d... 1851 Celestial Atlas   Author [Reynolds, James, Emslie, John] Note Colored engraved transparent diagram with holes in the card to indicate the lit portions of the Moon during its cycle. These are backed with tissue paper so that the print can be held up to the light to show the Moon's phases as light against a darker background. The diagram shows both the phases, as seen from Earth, and the orbits of the Moon and Earth around the Sun. Text at top and bottom give an explanation of these movements and appearances. Reynolds, James; Emslie... Transparent diagram of ... 1851 Celestial Atlas   Author [Reynolds, James, Emslie, John] Note Colored engraved transparent diagram with holes in the card to indicate the lit portions of the Moon during its cycle. These are backed with tissue paper so that the print can be held up to the light to show the Moon's phases as light against a darker background. The diagram shows both the phases, as seen from Earth, and the orbits of the Moon and Earth around the Sun. Text at top and bottom give an explanation of these movements and appearances. Reynolds, James; Emslie... (backlit) Telescopic ap... 1851 Celestial Atlas   Author [Reynolds, James, Emslie, John] Note Uncolored engraved diagram. Displaying magnified appearance of the Moon, "as seen by Lord Rosse's great telescope", and the text at the bottom includes a description of this view by William Scoresby (1789-1857), which concludes "The general appearance ... was like one vast ruin of nature". Reynolds, James; Emslie... Telescopic appearance o... 1851 Celestial Atlas   Author [Reynolds, James, Emslie, John] Note Uncolored engraved diagram. Displaying magnified appearance of the Moon, "as seen by Lord Rosse's great telescope", and the text at the bottom includes a description of this view by William Scoresby (1789-1857), which concludes "The general appearance ... was like one vast ruin of nature". Reynolds, James; Emslie... Eclipses. (with) The th... 1851 Celestial Atlas   Author [Reynolds, James, Emslie, John] Note Handcolred and engraved 2 diagrams on one plate. Showing eclipse of the Moon and eclipse of the Sun, and the Theory of Tides. Text at the bottom gives a fuller explanation of the theory of tides. 1-5 of 5

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