 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1849 - 456 páginas
...earth presents a different part of the ecliptic towards the sun ; and his heat is there for the time the most powerful. When the point presented towards...north. As the exposed part advances towards the point f, the northern regions of the earth gradually enjoy more and more heat, till, on the 21st of June,... | |
 | William Chambers - 1857 - 824 páginas
...globe is in the same state. When the point presented towards the sun is at e — which is on the 226. of December — it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and winter to all the north; but as the exposed part advances towards the point/, the northern regions gradually enjoy more and... | |
 | David Page - 1863 - 228 páginas
...the south pole is in the same state. When the point presented to the sun is at e (which is on the 22d December), it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and winter to all the north ; but as the exposed part advances towards the point /, the northern regions gradually receive more... | |
 | David Page - 1864 - 352 páginas
...FIGURE, MOTIONS. DIMENSIONS. 21 state. When the point presented to the sun is at e (which is on the 22d December), it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and winter to all the north ; but as the exposed part advances towards the point/, the northern regions gradually reThe Seasons.... | |
 | 1871 - 160 páginas
...earth presents a different part of the ecliptic towards the sun; and his heat is there for the time the most powerful. When the point presented towards...midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and whiter to all the north. As the exposed part advances towards the point/, the northern regions of the... | |
 | John J. Prince - 1877 - 184 páginas
...at C it will be just the reverse. When the part presented to the sun is at a — namely, on the 22nd of December — it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth and winter to all the north, and as it gradually proceeds on its journey towards T, the northern regions gradually receive more... | |
 | David Page - 1883 - 394 páginas
...the south pole is in the same state. When the point presented to the sun is at e (which is on the 22d December), it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and midwinter to all the north ; but as the exposed part advances towards the point Tlte Seasons. f, the... | |
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D the south pole is in the same state. When the point presented to the sun is at e (which is on the 22d December), it is midsummer to all the southern parts of the earth, and winter to all the north ; but as the exposed part advances towards the point... 