Elements of astronomy ... with explanatory notes, and questions for examination (1855)
Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889 · New York, Farmer, Brace & co. · leaf 93
rsectionwith the ecliptic; but in the opposite quarter of theheavens, in the sign Libra. At the winter solstice, thesun is seen in the direction of the line OS1, but theearth has now so changed its position that this line fallssouth of the equator, making an angle with the latterof about… … 86 THE EARTH VIEWED ASTRONOMICALLY, in the suns daily declination. The apparent motionof the sun in declination is, therefore, the result of theearths actual motion in her orbit. 132. Suns Apparent Motion in Eight AscensionExplained. If a person passes round a tree in anydirection, the tree, though…
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