 | William Carpenter (of Greenwich.) - 1864 - 200 pages
...appears to us is not the motion which appears to the astronomers. Whilst, to us — ordinary people — the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west, in the course of one day, to them — extraordinary people — the sun appears to travel in the opposite... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Astronomy - 1874 - 146 pages
...best proofs that the earth does really spin as I state that it does. 38. And because the sun seems to rise in the East and set in the West, the earth really spins in the opposite direction, that is, from West to East. 39. Now get a common school globe.... | |
 | George Woolworth Colton, Joseph Hutchins Colton - Atlases - 1880 - 152 pages
...direction in which the earth turns is called the Jïasl ; the opposite direction, the West. Hence, the sun appears to rise in the east, and set in the west. In reality the sun does not rise nor set, this appearance being caused by the earth's turning toward,... | |
 | Henry McCormick - Geography - 1885 - 424 pages
...rotation of the earth on its axis is called its daily, or diurnal motion. Why? Show why the sun seems to rise in the east and set in the west. The earth not only rotates on its axis causing day and night, but it also revolves around the sun; the two motions... | |
 | John Duncan Quackenbos - Physics - 1891 - 572 pages
...water on a sloping surface runs downward, that an object held up in the sunshine casts a shfufoW, that the sun appears "to rise in the east and set in the * west.. These and a mutt'tode of other events are what we call-tiieiiomena. -. \ Science. — But a mefs examination... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1896 - 430 pages
...of De Natura Deorum, iii. 19, Olivet . Again, when we say in our own language, ' What is the reason why the sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West ? ' the answer is, ' Because (by cause — the efficient cause, or the cause which produces this effect) the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Christian education - 1896 - 430 pages
...of De Natura Deorum, iii. 19, Olivet . Again, when we say in our own language, ' What is the reason why the sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West ? ' the answer is, ' Because (by cause — the efficient cause, or the cause which produces this effect) the... | |
 | E. A. Selley - Astronomy - 1907 - 456 pages
...know the earth rotates or spins from west to east (by south) ; .' and it is because of this fact, that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. We shall here direct " the man in the street " when he gets home to his parlour, how to realise the... | |
 | Charities - 1918 - 782 pages
...deceive those who are older. The world has many illusions. The process begins in the world of nature The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. We know this is not a fact and yet nothing is plainer to our sight than this appearance. The rainbow... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Epic poetry, Greek - 1924 - 510 pages
...De Natura Deorum, iii, 19, Olivet — . Again, when we say in our own language, ' What is the reason why the sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West? ' the answer is, ' Because (by cause-the efficient cause, or the cause which produces this effect) the earth... | |
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What is the reason why the sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West ? ' the answer is, ' Because (by cause — the efficient cause, or the cause which produces this effect) the earth revolves on its axis from W. to E. 
