A new manual of the elements of astronomy, descriptive and mathematical .. (1868)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & co.; Chicago, S.C. Griggs & co. · leaf 88
irectly upon that part of the earth ; while winter occurs in thesouthern hemisphere, because there the suns rays are oblique; 2. Sun in the Southern Solstice.—When the sun enters Capricorn(southern solstice), the south pole is presented to the sun, and summeroccurs in the southern hemisphere, and… … THE SEASONS. 3. Sun in the Equinoxes.—When the sun enters either of the equi-noxes, the earths axis leans sidewise to it, and the rays are direct tothe equator, and equally oblique on both sides of it. Consequently,there is neither summer nor winter; but spring in that hemispherewhich the sun is…
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