 | 560 pages
...H. i3 koning we say it occurs on the 20th day, at 11 minutes past 7 in the morning. An astronomical day is the interval between two successive transits of the Sun's centre over the same meridian, and is divided into 24 hours, reckoned from 1 to 24, without any interruption... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...common reckoning, we say it occurs on the 20th day, at 11 minutes past 7 in the morning. An astronomical day is the interval between two successive transits of the Sun's centre over the same meridian, and is divided into twenty-four hours, reckoned from one to iwenty-four, without... | |
 | Walter Hamilton - Industries - 1825 - 486 pages
...DAY LILY. In Botany, Hemerocallis, or the beauty of a day. DAY, APPARENT. In Astronomy, W apparent day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre over the same meridian, which interval is subject te continual variations, owing to the excentricity... | |
 | John Hymers - Astronomy - 1840 - 386 pages
...clock being sufficiently perfect to go during so long a period without frequent re-adjusting. 189. A Solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the Sun's center over the same meridian, and begins at noon. This is sometimes called the true day, and sometimes... | |
 | W. M. Buchanan - Science - 1846 - 768 pages
...flukes of the anchor to the bow, which is called fishing the anchor. DAY. In astronomy t an apparent day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre over the same meridian, which interval is subject to continual variations, owing to the eccentricity... | |
 | H. W. Jeans - Nautical astronomy - 1853 - 314 pages
...of Aries over the same meridian. It begins when that point of Aries is on the meridian. The apparent solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre over the same meridian. It begins when that point is on the meridian. * According to Bessel the formula... | |
 | H. W. Jeans - Nautical astronomy - 1858 - 314 pages
...of Aries over the same meridian. It begins when that point of Aries is on the meridian. The apparent solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre over the same meridian. It begins when that point is on the meridian. * According to Bessel the formula... | |
 | Henry William Jeans - 1868 - 228 pages
...Aries over the same meridian. It begins when the first point of Aries is on the meridian. The apparent solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian. It begins when that point is on the meridian. 42. The length of an apparent... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Astronomy - 1870 - 274 pages
...corresponds to July 3d, 21 hours of astronomical time. 117. Apparent Time and Mean Time. — An apparent solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre over the same meridian. Apparent time is time reckoned in apparent solar days, while mean time is time... | |
 | Robert Stawell Ball - Astronomy - 1880 - 482 pages
...time, is later and later each sidereal day. The difference being on an average about four minutes, the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre across the meridian is four minutes longer than the sidereal day. Thus, if a star came on the meridian to-day... | |
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An apparent solar day is the interval between two successive transits of the sun's centre across the meridian of any place. 
