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Albedo

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. albus, white), "whiteness," a word used principally in astronomy for the degree of reflected light; the light of the sun which is reflected from the moon is called the .albedo of the moon.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Albedo'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/albedo.html. 1910.
 
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