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and intensity to that of the sun." Dr. Hooke calculated it would 

 require 104,368 full moons to give light and heat equal to that of 

 the sun at noon. Dr. Smith says, "The Hght of the full moon is but 

 equal to a 90,900th part of the common light of the day, when the 

 sun is hidden by a cloud." 



Thoreau by studying the moonlight at different times reveals to 

 us the beauty and grandeur of its power. Thoreau says, "Moon- 

 light is the best restorer of antiquity. By moonlight we are not of 

 the earth earthly, but of the earth spiritual." "At moonlight all 

 is simple. We are enabled to erect ourselves, our minds, on account 

 of the fewness of objects." 



"The moonlight is a light of course, which we have had all day 

 but which we have not appreciated and proves how remarkable a 

 lesser light can be when a greater has departed." 



The m.oonlight reveals the beauty of the trees. It is necessary 

 to see objects by moonlight as well as by sunlight to get a complete 

 idea of them. 



The moonlight greatly affects things. Thoreau says, "Moon- 

 light is like a cup of cold water to a thirsty man. Moonlight is more 

 favorable to meditation than sunlight." 



The moonlight is .a great friend to the weary traveller. The 

 incessant motion of the moon traversing the clouds provides enter- 

 tainment for him . The light of the moon reflected from the streams 

 adds a charm, a dignity and a glory to the earth. The landscape 

 seen from the slightest elevation by moonlight is seen remotely and 

 flattened as it were into mere light and shade, open field and forest, 

 like the surface of the earth seen from the top of a mountain. 



Our earth is a moon to the moon and makes us see the moon as 

 a dark circle within the new moon crescent. The reason the moon 

 appears to us as a thin crescent is because we see only the edge 

 of one side of the moon illtiminated. 



The moon during the week in which she is full in harvest rises 

 sooner after sunset than she does any other full moon week in the 

 year. By doing so she affords an immediate supply of light after 

 sunset. This full moon is known as the Harvest Moon. The moon 

 looks colder in the water. The openness of the leafless woods is 

 particularly apparent by moonlight. They are nearly as bright as 

 the open field. The moonlight reflected from fine frost crystals on 

 withered grass gives the appearance of glow-worms. In the summer 

 evenings one can hear the singing birds and see the fireflies. In the 



