 | Alexander Adam - 1794 - 748 pages
...decreafe, mountains and cavities are evidently perceived; and in April 1787, Dr Herfchel obferved fomething like volcanoes in three different places. The moon,...this takes place only near the equator. In places of confiderable latitude there is a remarkable difference, efpecially in harveft-time. Here the autumnal... | |
 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 574 pages
...every day than on v««tm<x» the preceding: but this is true only with regard to equator; places on the equator. In places of considerable latitude there is a remarkable difference, especially in the harvest time, with which farmers were better acquainted than astronomers, till of... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Astronomy - 1832 - 276 pages
...rises about 50 minutes later every day, than on the preceding ; but this is true only to places on the equator. In places of considerable latitude, there is a remarkable difference, especially in the time of the autumnal harvest, with which farmers were formerly better acquainted... | |
 | William Martin - Science - 1832 - 504 pages
...about 50 minutes later every day than on the preceding, but this is true only with regard to places on the equator ; in places of considerable latitude there is a remarkable difference, which is noticed in harvest, when the full moon continues to rise very soon after sunset for several... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Astronomy - 1834 - 172 pages
...about 50 minutes later every day than on the preceding; but this is true only with regard to places on the Equator. In places of considerable Latitude, there is a remarkable difference, especially in the harvest time, with which farmers were better acquainted than astronomers till of... | |
 | Notes - 1834 - 264 pages
...fifty minutes later every day than on the preceding; but this is true only with regard to places on the Equator. In places of considerable latitude there is a remarkable difference, especially in the harvest time, with which farmers were better acquainted than astronomers, till of... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 pages
...about 48 minutes later every day than on the preceding ; but this is true only with regard to places on the equator. In places of considerable latitude there is a remarkable difference, especially in the harvest time, with which farmers were better acquainted than astronomers, till of... | |
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It is generally believed that the Moon rises about 50 minutes later every day than on the preceding; but this is true only with regard to places on the Equator. In places of considerable Latitude, there is a remarkable difference, especially in the harvest... 