 | James Ryan - Astronomy - 1827 - 408 pages
...northern hemisphere, and Autumn in the southern ; but when the declination is north and decreasing, it is Summer in the northern hemisphere, and Winter in the southern. Again, when the sun's declination is south and increasing, it is Autumn in the northern hemisphere,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Geography - 1829 - 276 pages
...the Seasons.] From the 2C)th of March to the 22d of Septemher tie north pole inclines to the sun, and it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern ; from the 22d of Septemher to the 20th of March the north pole declines from the sun, and it is winter... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Geography - 1833 - 294 pages
...day and night. From the 20th of March to the 22d of September the north pole inclines to the sun, and it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern; from the 22d of September to the 20th of March the north pole declines/i-om the sun, and it is winter... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Geography - 1836 - 294 pages
...the seasons.] From the 20th of March to the 22d of September the north pole inclines to the sun, and it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern; from the 22d of September to the 20th of March the north polo declines// om tho sun, and it is winter... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 290 pages
...from it. The days are longer in the northern hemisphere ; and in all parts of it the sun rises 23£ degrees higher in the sky, than when he is shining...equally. At these periods, the days and nights are equal all over the globe, and they are termed the equinoxes;* whilst the extreme summer and winter positions... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1868 - 354 pages
...equally exposed to the influence of the Sun's rays. When the North Pole is more exposed to the Sun it is Summer in the northern hemisphere, and Winter in the southern. When the South Pole is more exposed, and the North Pole turned away, it is Summer in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | William James Rolfe, Joseph Anthony Gillet - Astronomy - 1868 - 328 pages
...of the equator it is longer than the night. When the sun's north polar distance is less than 90°, it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern, since the northern hemisphere then receives more heat from the sun than the southern. When the north... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1874 - 270 pages
...of eq are in the light longer than in the shade, and the reverse is true of all places south of eq. It is summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern. On the 22d of September, the earth arrives at C, the autumnal equinox; the intersection of the two... | |
 | First steps - 1876 - 188 pages
...position of the earth's orbit causes the seasons ; because when the North Pole is held towards the sun it is summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern ; but when the South Pole is held towards the sun, then it is summer in the south and winter in the north.... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - Geography - 1880 - 228 pages
...half of the axis is inclined to the sun at one period and the southern half declined from it. Then it is summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere. When the northern half of the axis is declined from the sun, and the southern half inclined... | |
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Earth when it is Summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern : the variation of distance between January and July is somewhat more than 3 million miles. 
