Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920 · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 102
Figs. II and 12, representing the Earth at thetwo equinoxes, we see that the position of England, with THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 75 regard to the centre of the disc, is the same—the onlydifference being that in the two figures the Earths axis isinchned in different directions. Hence there is no differ-ence… … Fi£. II.—The Earth, as seen from the Sun at tlie Vernal Equinox(noon at London). drawings represent London on the meridian which passesthrough the centre of the illuminated side of the Earth. Itmust therefore be noon at that place, as noon is half-wavbetween sunrise and sunset. All the places…
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