Easy Lessons in Geography and History Designed for the Use of the Younger Classes in the New England SchoolsHilliard, Gray, Little & Wilkins, 1829 - 96 Seiten |
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... star ) is the time in which the earth turns on its axis from one star to the same again , or it is one entire rota- tion of the earth on her axis . A solar day is necessarily longer than a siderial day because the earth is constantly ...
... star ) is the time in which the earth turns on its axis from one star to the same again , or it is one entire rota- tion of the earth on her axis . A solar day is necessarily longer than a siderial day because the earth is constantly ...
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... star to the same star again . 76. The solar or equinoctial year is about 20 minutes shorter than the side- rial or star - year ; and the two points where the equator intersects the ecliptic move backward or precede their previ- ous ...
... star to the same star again . 76. The solar or equinoctial year is about 20 minutes shorter than the side- rial or star - year ; and the two points where the equator intersects the ecliptic move backward or precede their previ- ous ...
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... star is a star of the second magni- tude , or rather , two stars so nearly on a line with each other as to appear but one to the naked eye . It is not exactly in the zenith of the north pole , but appears to have a small motion around a ...
... star is a star of the second magni- tude , or rather , two stars so nearly on a line with each other as to appear but one to the naked eye . It is not exactly in the zenith of the north pole , but appears to have a small motion around a ...
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