 The limits of the obliquity of the apparent ecliptic to the equator ^are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 36"; whence it follows that the greatest and least declinations of the sun at the solstices can never differ from each other to any greater extent than...  Outlines of Astronomy - Page 390by Arthur Searle - 1874 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1873 - 486 pages
...mean value of the obliquity of both the apparent and fixed ecliptics to the equator is 23° 17' 17". The limits of the obliquity of the apparent ecliptic to the equator are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 36"; whence it follows that the greatest and least declinations of the sun at the solstices can never... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1873 - 444 pages
...the obliquity of both, the apparent and the fixed ecliptic to the equator is 23° 17' 17". The limits of the apparent ecliptic to the equator are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 86". These limits are in part dependent on the spheroidal figure of the earth. The duration of the... | |
 | James Croll - Climatology - 1875 - 624 pages
...equator is 23° 17' 17". The limits of the obliquity of the apparent ecliptic to the equator are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 36" ; whence it follows that...declinations of the sun at the solstices can never differ from each other to any greater extent than 2° 37' 22"." * This change will but slightly affect the... | |
 | James Croll - Climatology - 1875 - 632 pages
...the obliquity," he says, " of both the apparent and fixed ecliptics to the equator is 23° 17' 17". The limits of the obliquity of the apparent ecliptic to the equator are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 36" ; whence it follows that the greatest and least declinations of the sun at the solstices can never... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1873 - 490 pages
...equator is 23° 17' 17". The limits of the obliquity of the apparent ecliptic to the equator are 24° 35' 58" and 21° 58' 36"; whence it follows that the...declinations of the sun at the solstices can never differ from each other to any greater extent than 2° 37' 22". And here we may mention a few, among the many... | |
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