The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: (1858)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 202
ntsto 16^ minutes, is called the Equation of Time, or the equationof solar days. What curious facts accounted for ? What supposition of a man traveling eastwardone degree a day? What effect upon the time of the Suns passing the meridian? Uponthe length of his day? What change of name may it… … EQUATION OF The difference betweenmean and apparent time,or, in other words, betweenEquinoctial and Ecliptictime, may be further shownby this figure, which repre-sents the circles of thesphere Let it be first pre-mised, that equinoctial timeis clock tame; and thatecliptic time is solar orapparent…
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