The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 4Charles Knight, 1835 - English periodicals |
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Page 118
... day were properly marked upon it , a single star might serve the purpose of ... sidereal time ( sidus , a constellation ) ; time derived from the sun ... sidereal time . Apparent solar time is what the sailor gets at sea from the sun ...
... day were properly marked upon it , a single star might serve the purpose of ... sidereal time ( sidus , a constellation ) ; time derived from the sun ... sidereal time . Apparent solar time is what the sailor gets at sea from the sun ...
Page 119
... day , S must make some motion round the paper . Now suppose the pin to be carried round the paper , always upright ... sidereal day , it becomes a longer day in consequence of the motion of the pin , as before described . Now if the sun ...
... day , S must make some motion round the paper . Now suppose the pin to be carried round the paper , always upright ... sidereal day , it becomes a longer day in consequence of the motion of the pin , as before described . Now if the sun ...
Page 120
... sidereal days into 365 solar days . Hence a mean solar day exceeds a sidereal day by about the 365th part of a sidereal day , or about four sidereal minutes . Hence the reason why the stars come on the meridian by about four minutes earlier ...
... sidereal days into 365 solar days . Hence a mean solar day exceeds a sidereal day by about the 365th part of a sidereal day , or about four sidereal minutes . Hence the reason why the stars come on the meridian by about four minutes earlier ...
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