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OCR: Leonardo next considers the role of light reflected from the earth's seas onto the moon's surface as viewed from various positions during the day and night. His original considerations are reminiscent of studies of the changing position of the sun that he conducted around 1505. An interesting aspect of this study lies in the glimpse it offers of Leonardo's method. He begins with somewhat banal observations, tests hypotheses easily, and treats each step forward as a means to continue rather than as an end in itself: "I will not consider the demonstrations