Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In astronomy, the faint light visible on the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
Earthshine .
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Examples
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He saw the dark low-glowing jewel in her eyes -- the earth-shine, all the sweetness of earth in it.
Red Fleece Will Levington Comfort 1905
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Explained the visibility of the new moon by _earth-shine_.
Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge 1895
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The visibility of "the old moon in the new moon's arms" he explained by earth-shine.
Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge 1895
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The visibility of "the old moon in the new moon's arms" he explained by earth-shine.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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_; he invents a telescope, 95; he adopts the Copernican theory, 94; he conceives "earth-shine," 100; he discovers Jupiter's moons, 103; he studies Saturn, 114, _seq.
Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge 1895
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