| 735 | 736 | 737 | 738 | 739 |
| 1 | 306 | 613 | 919 | 1225 |
|
When the moon is entirely lighted up to our sight, we see its full
daylight; and at that time, owing to the reflection of the solar
rays which fall on it and are thrown off towards us, its ocean casts
off less moisture towards us; and the less light it gives the more
injurious it is.
8
99.
OF THE MOON.
I say that as the moon has no light in itself and yet is luminous,
it is inevitable but that its light is caused by some other body.
9
00.
OF THE MOON.
All my opponent's arguments to say that there is no water in the
moon. [Footnote: The objections are very minutely noted down in the
manuscript, but they hardly seem to have a place here.]
9
01.
Answer to Maestro Andrea da Imola, who said that the solar rays
reflected from a convex mirror are mingled and lost at a short
distance; whereby it is altogether denied that the luminous side of
737
Page
Quick Jump
|