Science Art: Phases of the Moon, 1844.

2 August 2020 grant Featured, Science Art 0

Scientific illustration of phases of the moon, from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation illustrated
Scientific illustration of phases of the moon, from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation illustrated

Scientific illustration of phases of the moon, from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation illustratedClick to embiggen

The moon is a body in space that reflects the light of our sun back at us. Which might sound a little weird to say, but this picture does make it all a little easier to grasp.

It’s from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation Illustrated, a book digitized by the British Library. I found it in their Flickr gallery.