The Study of Astronomy, adapted to the capacities of youth In twelve familiar dialogues, between a tutor and his pupil: explaining the general phænomena of the heavenly bodies, the theory of the tides, &c.

TUTOR. And so far are the rays of the sun cast beyond the north pole, and fall short of the south pole: so that the whole of the arctic circle is enlightened, and the antarctic...

TUTOR. Because they are situated north and south of a circle in the heavens, called the equinoctial, which circle crosses the ecliptic in the points Aries and Libra, and extends...

TUTOR. Now, the sun with the rest of the heavenly bodies must move round the earth, or the earth must revolve on its axis in 24 hours, to cause that appearance.

TUTOR. No. But we know that the sun shines with his own light on all the planets belonging to our system; and from what I have told you, have the greatest reason to believe that...

TUTOR. An eclipse of the sun may be central, and not total; for, those who are under the point of the dark shadow, will see the edge of the sun like a fine luminous ring, all ar...

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