Excerpt from The Origin of the Seasons Considered From a Geological Point of View Perhaps this arises from the technical and abstruse method used by astronomers in describing the inclina tion of the earth's axis, its diurnal revolution, annual rotation, and attendant phenomena, Phenomena of great interest to the inhabitants of the earth - pheno mena which have their source in the double movement of our planet. From one day to another the inhabitants of the same place - let us rather say the inhabitants of the same latitude ...
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Excerpt from The Origin of the Seasons Considered From a Geological Point of View Perhaps this arises from the technical and abstruse method used by astronomers in describing the inclina tion of the earth's axis, its diurnal revolution, annual rotation, and attendant phenomena, Phenomena of great interest to the inhabitants of the earth - pheno mena which have their source in the double movement of our planet. From one day to another the inhabitants of the same place - let us rather say the inhabitants of the same latitude - see the sun ascend above the horizon to variable heights. The points in the east and west where the radiant body rises and sets change their places, the sun at noon attains a greater or lesser alti tude. And the length of its daily sojourn above the hori zon gives to the days and nights their variable and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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