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 92
hence the meridian mustbe carried about one degree far-ther in order to come up to thesun. The solar day must there-fore be about four minutes longertnan the sidereal day. The fact that the earth mustmake more than a complete rota-tion is also evident from Figs. 90and 91. In Fig. 90, ba…
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