Elementary astronomy; a beginner's text-book (1899)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 90
y 8; on IV, May 23 (and always on thedotted curve). The student should trace out the diurnal orbits of theSun for the dates just given. It is clear that the Sun will cross thecelestial meridian of an observer at the Earths equator north of hiszenith when the Sun is in north declination (March to… … Fig. 41. A globe so set as to show the circles of the celestial sphere for an ob-server at the earths equator. Z is his zenith ; P the north celestial pole ;NWS his horizon. If now the observer travels southward from the equator,the south pole will, in its turn, become elevated above hishorizon,…
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