...means the inclination of the plane of the equator to that of the ecliptic, which is now about 23° 27', the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic being the complement of this, or about 66° S3'. WT LYNX. Blackheath. Тнв FiHAb "s ' IN PROPER NAMES.—...

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...which we have already alluded. 47 The apparent motion of the Sun towards and from the pole is caused by the inclination of the Earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic — ie, the plane in which the Earth moves round the Sun. If the Earth's axis were perpendicular to...

...manner, and upon the principles of the Newtonian theory of attraction, for the periodical variations in the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic. On the decease of Dr Halley, Mr Bradley was appointed astronomerroyal at Greenwich. He owed this promotion...

...that, were the earth pkced in a " centric" position, it would just about spoil it. Were it not for the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic, it is very questionable whether "spring with verdant flowers" had ever smiled on earth at all — certainly...

...that, were the earth placed in a " centric" position, it would just about spoil it. Were it not for the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic, it is very questionable whether "spring with verdant flowers" had ever smiled on earth at all — certainly...

...moon is but an antipode of a cone of darkness projecting in space in an opposite direction. Owing to the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic, there is an alternation of six months day and six months, night at the poles. If physical causes, called...

...INCLINATION OF THE AXES OF THE SEVERAL PLANETS TO THE PLANES OF Til Km ORBITS. Venus. Earth. Mars. 123. The inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic causes the equinoctial to depart 23° 28' from the ecliptic. This angle made by the equinoctial and...

...the ecliptic," &c. The angle here named is the complement of the inclination, or ninety degrees minus the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic : that inclination being 66° 32*. We cannot help once more remarking the want of sound mathematical...

...ecliptic," &c. The angle here named is the complément of the inclination, or ninety degrees minus the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of the ecliptic: that inclination being 66° 32'. We cannot help once more remarking the want of sound mathematical...