The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31

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NOTCEIn order regulate conduct this column in.
sign their name register number
all queries submitted for publication Inmates Names of
course will not be published only the initials of queries
being used (Ed.)
OIL should be grateful if you would publish for me
the armament and of the States bateshps
which were sold to Greece.-R. ].
A:-The United States batteship Idaho and Mississippi.
which sold Greece last year. were built in 1907 and
were of $4,000 displacement each. The main battery of
each ship consisted of four twelve nch eight eght-nch and
eight inch The price paid by Greek Govern
SIP, 535, 2S5.
Q:-Why and what date during the American civil
did English fleet threaten New York. but was deferred
by Russian feetl
A:-No British fleet threatened New York during the
Britain at that time send troops Ca' ada;
during the diplomatic discussion question of British
sailors.-E. B.
Q:-Please inform the definition for the words
Economies and Sociology.
A:-Economes: The science of household or domestic
management The science of wealth. production
distribution etc.
Sociology: The science of social phenomena; science
which investigates the laws regulating society: the
Of
OF its developments the of civilization and all
relates to society.-W.S S.
Q:-To whom does the Island of Elba where Napoleon
was confined, now belongf
Alto Italy.
Q:-Wl you kindly let me know through THE MIRROR
what are the divisions of tmel-B. A.
A:-The interval between consecutive transits of
hxed star over any meridian the interval during which the
earth makes absolute revolution its axis called
Sdereal Day. and nvaabe while the interval
consecutive frans OF the Sun any meridian called
Apparent Solar Day. and its length day day by
reason of the variable motion of the earth and
inclination of this orbit the equator which time is
measured.
A Mean Solar Day is the average of all the
apparent solar days in year. Mean Solar Time
by welregulaed clock watch, while Apparent Solar Time
is that shown by welconstruced sun-da difference
between the two time is the Equation of Time may
amount to 10 minutes and 81 The Day
begins and the Civil Day preceding midnight
The Sderea and Mean Solar Days both nvaabe
day of the latter is equal day, minutes and 1855
seconds of the former.
The interval during which makes one absolute
revolution round the Sun called Sderea year, consists
of 365 days, hours miputes, and 96 seconds is
nvarable.
The Tropical Year is the interval between two consecutive
returns of the Sun the Venal Equinox If this
point the Sderea and Tropical Years would dentca but
in of the disturbing influence Moon and
planets on the Pheroda figure of the earh the Equinox
slow, retrograde motion of SOIL 26 annually that the
Sun returns the Equinox every year
would by 20 minutes % seconds the Tropical Year, there
fore, consists of 365 days. hours 4s minutes
The Tropical Year of uniform length; now slowly
decreasing at the of 595 second century, but this
variation will not always continue.