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Elementary lessons in astronomy (1889)

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920 · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 201

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nerence between the lengths of the Sidereal and Mean day not have arisen, and the solarday is a result of the Earthsmotion in its orbit, combined with its rotation. 359. Moreover, the Earths motion in its orbit is notuniform, as we shall see subsequently; and, as a conse-quence, the apparent motion… … A PPA RENT MO YEMEN IS. 167 others, the observer a has further to travel before he getsto c; and as the Earths rotative movement is uniform, herequires more time. In a subsequent chapter it will befehown how this irregularity in the apparent motion of theSun is obviated. 360. The apparent yearly…

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