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English-Bulgarian polytechnical dictionary . 2013.
autumnal equinoxes
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EQUINOXES — the two annually recurring times at which the sun arrives at the EQUINOCTIAL POINTS (q.v.), viz., 21st March and 22nd September, called respectively the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes in the northern hemisphere, but vice versa in the… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
equinoxes, precession of the — Motion of the points where the Sun crosses the celestial equator, caused by precession of Earth s axis. Hipparchus noticed that the stars positions were shifted consistently from earlier measures, indicating that Earth, not the stars, was moving … Universalium
equinoxes — /iykwanoksaz/ekw/. The two periods of the year (vernal equinox about March 21st, and autumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the rising of the sun to its setting is equal to the time from its setting to its rising … Black's law dictionary
equinoxes — /iykwanoksaz/ekw/. The two periods of the year (vernal equinox about March 21st, and autumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the rising of the sun to its setting is equal to the time from its setting to its rising … Black's law dictionary
precession of the equinoxes — The slow westward motion of equinoctial points (the first point of Aries and the first point of Libra) along the ecliptic by about 50.26” of are each year. A full cycle of precession occupies about 25,800 years. The term is used in… … Aviation dictionary
Hipparchus — /hi pahr keuhs/, n. 1. died 514 B.C., tyrant of Athens 527 514. 2. c190 c125 B.C., Greek astronomer. * * * or Hipparchos born , Nicaea, Bithynia died after 127 BC, Rhodes? Greek astronomer and mathematician. He discovered the precession of the… … Universalium
ecliptic — ecliptically, adv. /i klip tik/, n. 1. Astron. a. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth s orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. b. an analogous great circle on a… … Universalium
equinox — i. One of the two points of intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equators, occupied by the sun when its declination is 0°. Also called an equinoctial point. That point occupied on or about March 21, when the sun’s declination changes… … Aviation dictionary
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Chichén Itzá — /chee chen eet sah , eet seuh/ the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in central Yucatán state, Mexico. * * * Ancient ruined Mayan city in Mexico s Yucatán state. Chichén Itzá was founded by the Maya about the 6th century AD in an arid region where… … Universalium
folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as … Universalium
