Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 78
circles described by it will be above the horizon, and half of thembelow it. 64. The Zones. — Itwill be seen, from whathas been stated above,that the sun will at sometime during the year bedirectly overhead at everyplace within 23^° of theequator on either side.This belt of the earth iscalled the… … 62 ASTRONOMY. either pole, there will be, some time during the year,, aday during which the sun will not rise, or on which it willnot set. These two belts of the earths surface are calledthe frigid zones. These zones are bounded by the arcticcircles. The nearer a place is to the poles, the greater…
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