 | Roswell Park - Best books - 1841 - 624 pages
...mean circumference 24,856 miles. Its mean distance from the sun is about 95.000,000 miles ; and it revolves around the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 48 seconds ; that is, from the vernal equinox to this same point again. The tropics, are two small... | |
 | Roswell Park - Best books - 1847 - 626 pages
...mean circumference 24,856 miles. Its mean distance from the sun is about 95,000,000 miles ; and it revolves around the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 48 seconds ; that is, from the vernal equinox to this same point again. The tropic*, are two small... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 350 pages
...second time under the sun. A year is the length of time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun. The earth revolves around the sun in 365 days 5 hours...seconds nearly, but we call 365 days a year. It will thus be seen that what we call a year is nearly 6 hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa N. L. Walton - Arithmetic - 1871 - 348 pages
...length of time it takes the earth to revolve around the fun. 33*5- The earth revolves around the snn in 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 50 seconds nearly, but we call 365 days a year. It will thus be seen that what we call a year is nearly 6 hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1873 - 348 pages
...time under the sun. A year is the length of time. it takes the earth to revolve around the sun. 335. The earth revolves around the sun in 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 50 seconds nearly, but ire call 365 days a year. It will thus be seen that what ire call a year is nearly 6 hours less than... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...time under the sun. A year is the length of time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun. 335. The earth revolves around the sun in 365 days 5 hours...seconds nearly, but we call 365 days a year. It will thus be seen that what we call a year is nearly 6 hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver, George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1895 - 444 pages
...In most business transactions, 30 days are considered a month, and 12 months a year. 39. LEAP YEAR. The earth revolves around the sun in 365 days 5 hours...hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly 1 day less than 4 true years. To rectify this error, 306 days are allowed to every fourth year. The... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver, George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1895 - 412 pages
...most business transactions, 30 days are considered a month, and 12 months a year. 39. LEAP YEAR. Th.3 earth revolves around the sun in 365 days 5 hours...hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly 1 day less than 4 true years. To rectify this error, 366 days are allowed to every fourth year. The... | |
 | Samuel Train Dutton - 1902 - 168 pages
...technically called an ellipse. Accurately computed, the earth completes its annual revolution round the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 50 seconds. XXXVIII. The Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle are parallel... | |
 | Samuel Train Dutton - Spellers - 1896 - 168 pages
...technically called an ellipse. Accurately computed, the earth completes its annual revolution round the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 50 seconds. XXXVIII. The Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle are parallel... | |
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It will thus be seen that what we call a year is nearly 6 hours less than the true year, and 4 such years nearly one day less than 4 true years. To rectify this error, 366 days are allowed to one year in every 4 years. 
