If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.
In plain words
Seen from somewhere dark, Earth would outshine the moon.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632), on earthshine — Wikiquote Sourced under that work's own heading.
