(Astron.) So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. (Obs.) "Planets that are oft combust."
... it into a jar containing oxygen, and I will make a similar experiment with the red phosphorus. You will notice that the red phosphorus does not catch fire quite so readily as the yellow. However, exactly the same result takes place when they burn—you get the same white smoke with each, and they combust equally brilliantly. The red and yellow varieties are the same body—that is what I want to show ... — The Story of a Tinder-box • Charles Meymott Tidy
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