orb of night
Example Sentences
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A straight line drawn through the axis of the piece would have passed through the center of the orb of night.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
All the calculations agree in showing us that the orb of night is 81 times less heavy than our planet.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)
Already the clouds were fast clearing, being slowly driven before the yellow glory of the orb of night.
From The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest by Cullum, Ridgwell
Night being a favorite time for the recital of the incantations, it was natural that the orb of night, the god Sin, should be added to the pantheon of the exorciser.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Such perhaps that of the lunar continents when the orb of night loses by radiation all the heat which she absorbs during the fifteen days of sunshine.
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
