 | John Narrien - 1833 - 564 Seiten
...become sensible, being, in fact, more than two days. It is also known that the length of the sidereal year, or the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same fixed star, exceeds 365J days by a little more than nine minutes, and these, in about 150 years, make... | |
 | William Augustus Norton - 1839 - 530 Seiten
...successive returns of the sun to the same equinox, or to the same longitude, is called a Tropical Year. And the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same position with respect to the fixed stars, is called a Sidereal Year. 175. It appears from observation... | |
 | Edward Bruce (bookseller.), John Bruce - 1846 - 398 Seiten
...is more than 1,100 miles per minute, or 18| m. per sec. The equinoctial, or tropical year, which is the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same equinox, consists of 365 d. 5 hrs. 48 m. 49 sec. The difference between the equinoctial and the siderial,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1855 - 514 Seiten
...between two successive returns of the vernal equinox to the same meridian is called a sidereal day. The interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian is called a solar day. The sun completes an apparent revolution about the earth in one year,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1866 - 384 Seiten
...time, corresponds to July 3d, 21 hours of astronomical time. 120. Apparent time, and mean time. — The interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian, is an apparent solar day ; and apparent time is time reckoned in apparent solar days, while... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1870 - 398 Seiten
...time, corresponds to July 3d, 21 hours of astronomical time. 120. Apparent time, and mean time. — The interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian, is an apparent solar day ; and apparent time is time reckoned in apparent solar days, while... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1870 - 274 Seiten
...thousand years. 114. Solar Time. — Solar time is time reckoned in solar days, hours, etc. A solar day is the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian. The sun moves through 360 degrees of longitude in one tropical year, or 365 days, 5 hours,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1897 - 264 Seiten
...thousand years. 114. Solar Time. — Solar time is time reckoned in solar days, hours, etc. A solar day is the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian. The sun moves through 360 degrees of longitude in one tropical year, or 365 days, 5 hours,... | |
 | Edward Singleton Holden - 1899 - 484 Seiten
...length is found by observation to be 365 (mean solar) days 6 hours 9 minutes 9 seconds = 365d. 25636. The interval between two successive returns of the Sun to the same equinox is called the equinoctial year. Its length is found by observation to be 365 (mean solar) days... | |
 | Hamilton Scientific Association - 1903 - 924 Seiten
...accurately defined as the interval between two successive returns of that point to the same meridian. The interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian is called a Solar day. Owing to the motion of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun it gives... | |
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A solar day is the interval between two successive returns of the sun to the same meridian. The sun moves through 360 degrees of longitude in one tropical year, or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 47 sec« onds. Hence the sun's mean daily motion in... 
