A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 39
earths surface has beendivided into five portions, calledZones, the boundaries of which arethe tropics and polar circles. 43. These zones are called theTorrid, North Temperate, Sout/iTemjwrate, North Frigid ar.d 41. What occurs when the sun is at either of the solstices ? When it is at eitherof the… … THE CELESTIAL SPUEEE. 37 South Frigid zones. The Torrid Zone includes thespace between the tropics; the Temperate Zones arebetween the tropics and polar circles; and the FrigidZones are within the polar circles. T II E CELESTIAL S P n E Ti E . 44. By the Celestial Sphere is meant the concavesphere…
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