Evershed, M. A. (Orr) · London : Gall & Inglis · leaf 374
lia mezzaierza, that is, at the equator at middle tierce. See Studies in Dante III.107, 108. DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH, 327 Then he would be lost to sight altogether, and wouldbegin to be seen in Lucia, where he would rise anddescend in just the same way as in Maria. But if aman faced the sun in… … Horizon I v^ _i_ — 1 Horizon Sun on da^y of equinox,seen m Mana and Lucia. Fig. 43. The Sun at the Equinox, seen from the poles andthe equator. Conv. III. v. (Maria, Lucia, imaginary cities at the North and South poles). length, and when it is day with one, it is night withthe other. Now on the…
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 · Astronomy
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