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Page 41
... Solstices . The Poles of the Ecliptic are the points where the axis of the earth's orbit meets the Celestial Sphere . ( Little used . ) The Equinoxes are the points where the ecliptic intersects the equinoctial . The place where the sun ...
... Solstices . The Poles of the Ecliptic are the points where the axis of the earth's orbit meets the Celestial Sphere . ( Little used . ) The Equinoxes are the points where the ecliptic intersects the equinoctial . The place where the sun ...
Page 76
... superior conjunction , as its light is then lost in the greater brilliancy of the sun . When in inferior conjunction , it sometimes passes in front. Fig . 19 . B ORBIT AND SEASONS OF MERCURY . VENUS AT ITS SOLSTICE. 76 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... superior conjunction , as its light is then lost in the greater brilliancy of the sun . When in inferior conjunction , it sometimes passes in front. Fig . 19 . B ORBIT AND SEASONS OF MERCURY . VENUS AT ITS SOLSTICE. 76 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 87
... solstice , and as far toward the northern hori- zon at the other . The equatorial regions , there- fore , modify their temperature during each rev- Sumter Solstice P40 2 Vernal Equinox Winter Winter Solstice Summer Autumnal Equinox ...
... solstice , and as far toward the northern hori- zon at the other . The equatorial regions , there- fore , modify their temperature during each rev- Sumter Solstice P40 2 Vernal Equinox Winter Winter Solstice Summer Autumnal Equinox ...
Page 93
... solstice a torrid temperature , and at the other a prolonged arctic cold . The inequality of the nights is very marked . The heat and. VENUS AT ITS SOLSTICE . CRESCENT AND SPOTS OF VENUS . THE EARTH IN SPACE. VENUS . 93.
... solstice a torrid temperature , and at the other a prolonged arctic cold . The inequality of the nights is very marked . The heat and. VENUS AT ITS SOLSTICE . CRESCENT AND SPOTS OF VENUS . THE EARTH IN SPACE. VENUS . 93.
Page 110
... anything that is rapidly turned . It is its rotation which keeps a boy's hoop * There is a slight variation from this , which we shall soon notice . Aphelion 1 July Summer Solstice 21 June from falling . 110 THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE SEASONS.
... anything that is rapidly turned . It is its rotation which keeps a boy's hoop * There is a slight variation from this , which we shall soon notice . Aphelion 1 July Summer Solstice 21 June from falling . 110 THE SOLAR SYSTEM . THE SEASONS.
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