...of the wonderful results of what has been well called " the simple but stupendous contrivance " of the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit ;— a contrivance, like the rest of God's works, full of wisdom and goodness, and well adapted to...

...; and was profound on this, the greatest concern of human life, while unable even to comprehend how the " inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit" could be the cause of the change of the seasons. And was it thus with her uncle ? — he who was a...

...apsides.1 This line is not always directed to the same point in the heavens, but revolves ; and as the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit may be considered fixed, the tendency of this movement is to bring about the seasons at all parts of...

...extreme eccentricity of the orbit than when it is move nearly circular. The obliquity of the ecliptic, or the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit, varies as has been said : at its maximum the polar regions would receive T^ more of heat than they...

...length? If they differ in length, where are they shortest, and why 1 2. What is the ecliptic ? 3. What is the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit? 4. What are the different forms of government ? 5. What produces the changes of season, and why are...

...(Gray's Botanical Text-book). Three hours a week. 9 Seniors, 1 Junior. NATURAL HISTORY 1. 1. What is the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit? If the inclination should become the same as that of Venus, what changes would lie produced in the...

...must in some cases turn farther eastward to overtake the Sun than in others; and, secondly, because of the inclination of the Earth's axis to the plane of its orbit. A mean solar day is the average length of all the solar days of the year. Of course, mean solar days...

...year from two causes : — 1. The inequality in the rate of the earth's motion round the sun ; — 2. The inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit. 307. As the earth does not always move at the same rate round the sun, it will, at different times,...

...meridian, which is the true, or apparent, solar day, is not constant throughout the year, owing to the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit and to the ellipticity of this orbit. The true solar day is thus not well adapted to serve as a unit...

...world designed to bring about certain results, or do the results simply follow ? Shall we say that the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit is in order that there may be a change of season ? or does the change of the season simply follow as...