...such, the sphere would appear parallel. As the limits of the zones and of the climates depend upon the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, it is of importance to determine this inclination. We may easily discover it by observing at one and...

...what manner the changes of the seasons, the increase and decrease of the days, &c., are caused by the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, at an angle of 664 degrees, and how the axis, gy remaining parallel to itself in all points of its...

...time than at others, so that the solar days cannot be equal. Auother circumstance, dependent upon the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, is also tobe taken into the account. The apparent solar time, therefore, is distinguished from mean...

...tinis than at others, so that the solar days rnitnot be equal. Another circumstance, dependent upon the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, is nlso to he taken into the account. The apparaît solar time, therefore, is distinguishn 1 from mean...

...motions and general aspects of the sun in different parts of the earth, which are owing partly to the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, and partly to the different positions in which a spectator is placed in different zones of the globe. It...

...motions and general aspects of the sun in different parts of the earth, which are owing partly to the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, and partly to the different positions in which a spectator is placed in different zones of the globe. It...

...action from that they manifest singly, and for which there is not a shadow of evidence. The varying inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, and the disturbances of the planets by each other's gravity, are rotations, not gradations ; each disturbance...

...motions and general aspects of the sun in different parts of the earth, which are owing partly to the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, and partly to the different positions in which a spectator is placed in different zones of the globe. It...

...such, the sphere would appear parallel. As the limits of the zones and of the climates depend upon the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, it is of importance to determine thU inclination. We may easily discover it by observing at the same...

...time than at others, so that the solar days cannot be equal. Another circumstance, dependent upon the inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the ecliptic, is also to be taken into account. The apparent solar time, therefore, is distinguished from mean solar...