The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
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Astro.-o. rieasc explain the movements
Of the sun that bring about the change IN
seasons also the conditions that Chiefly
rect climate In the transitions Of the sun.
A. The earth's revolution, In Its annual
| orbit round the sun, causes the latter to
eccuiuglv describe a complete revolution
atnope The stnrs IN he course OF the year
/ II the pInnc Of this apparent path had been
paruiiul TO the equator. The days and nights
I would be Of equal length all over the world,
/ and each locality would have one constant
sroson the character Of which would de-
| mend on IT'S latitude But the equator ana
| ecllptl, ms this apparent path Of the sun Is
| caicD afc mutually inclined to each other
| n, 23ib degrees: therefore. the sun ia alter
natcly seen above AMI below The equator BY
/ degrees. causing summer aud winter giving
/ long days and summer to the horuhefh
/ hemisphere when the sun Is norUh OF inc
| equator, ana short days and winter soath
| Of f..
! This inclination OF The two planes causes
/ the sun 10 cross the equator twl'c IN each
/ year, once IN spring and cnce IN autumn
! OF which times the days ana nlslts are
! equal az over the globe ana we nave lor
| a day or two what would be the constant
! state Of our climate If the sun moved N
| the plane of the equator.
/ From spring 10 autumn the sun raYerSeS
/ exactly onehalf NJ the elliptic ana from
autumn 70 spring tho other half bnt. theFe
/ halves qre not travelled over In equal times,
n,er than thc winter malt This "a owing
/ A., .i., ,o.o..+ri,trr of tro ea,tb's orbit and
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tho southern hemisphere
the atmosphere OF inc eaftn Is s'u'r"E
supposed 20 extend about forty miles ID
height probably much farther. but a few
miles from the surface becomes too rare 70
support life, The condition ana motions of
the atmosphere play on important part IN
determining the climate. modifying, by alb
s5rhur the neat of the sun, and when
laden with clouds preventing the oarth
from rsdiaung lts acquired heat into space
II the earta's surface were smooth ana
consisted entirely of land or water. thc
mean tempernture Of our seasons would de.
nc.d pDftra.v ON Iatitpde. and nil nlaces an
rho same narollel womb oyparInro, tho
same ta,oraratara. t,,t helnr made mn nj
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