The heavens above: a popular handbook of astronomy (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 · New York, Chicago, Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 80
Length of Day and Night. — Aslong as the sun is north of the equinoctial, the nights willbe longer than tlie days south of the equator, and shorterthan the days north of the equator. It is just the reversewhen the sun is south of the equator. The farther the sun is from the equator, the greater is… … than the distance of the sun nortli of the equinoctial, itwill have continuous day without night, since the whole ofthe suns diurnal circle will be above the horizon. A placewithin the same distance ofthe soutli pole will havecontinuous night. When the distance of aplace from the north pole isless…
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