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Penumbra

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The name given to the partial shadow on the rim of the total shadow of an eclipse, also to the margin of the light and shade of a picture.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penumbra'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/penumbra.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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