Cyclopædia
Assuming tropical is required, the following 8 results were found.
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Tropic of CANCERhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/Tropic-of-CANCER
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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time wherein the Earth passes through her Orbit. See YEAR. The Anomalistical, or common Year, is somewhat greater than the Tropical Year; by reason of the precession of the Equinox. See TROPICAL. ANOMALISTICAL Year
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy
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ARMILLARYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/astronomy/ARMILLARY
ARMILLARY, Armillaris, in Astronomy, an Epithet given to an artificial Sphere, composed of a Number of Metalline Circles, representative of the several Circles of the Mundane Sphere, put together in their natural Order. See SPHERE and CIRCLE. Armillary...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy
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ASTROLABEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASTROLABE
ASTROLABE, Astrolabium, was originally used for a System or Assemblage of the several Circles of the Sphere, in their proper Order and Situation with respect to each other. See CIRCLE and SPHERE. The ancient Astrolabes were the same with our Armillary...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ANTISCIhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/geography/ANTISCI
ANTISCI, or Antoeci, in Geography, the People who inhabit on different sides of the Equator; and who, of consequence, at Noon, have their Shadows projected opposite ways. See SHADOW. The People of the North are Antisci to those of the South; the one...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Geography
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Geographyhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/geography
GEOGRAPHY, including the Doctrine of the EARTH, or Globe: its Circles; Parallel, Tropic, Horizon, Axis, Poles, &c. Its Zones, Climates, &c. Its Places ; their Longitude, Latitude, Distance, Elevation, &c. Inhabitants, Antipodes, Aborigines,...
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VIEW OF KNOWLEDGEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/view-of-knowledge
1 METEOROLOGY, or the History of AIR and ATMOSPHERE: including, 1°, that of its Contents, Æther,Fire,Vapour, Exhalation, &c. 2°, Meteors form'd therein, as Cloud, Rain, Shower, Drop, Snow, Hail, Dew, Damp, &c. Rainbow, Parhelion, Halo, Thunder, Water-...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Introduction
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AIRhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/AIR
AIR, Air, in Physics, a thin, fluid, transparent, compressible, and dilatable Body; surrounding the terraqueous Globe to a considerable Height. See EARTH, and TERRAQUEOUS. It's considered by some of the Ancients as an Element; but then, by Element they...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Physics