The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 49
23-^-°. In the latitude ofNew York this angle = 49° + 231° = 72^-°. Of course the equinoxes, the solstices, and all other pointson the ecliptic, describe diurnal circles, like every otherpoint in the heavens : hence, in our latitude, these pointsrise and set every day. 26. Celestial Latitude and… … ASTRONOMY. 31 Aries. Great circles perpendicular to ihe ecliptic are calledcelestial meridians. These circles all pass through thepoles of the ecliptic, which are some 23^° from tlie poles ofthe equinoctial. The latitude of a heavenly body is meas-ured by the arc of a celestial meridian included…
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