| 单词 | equinoctial |
| 例句 | One bright and fragrant spring day—as if on a wild equinoctial whim—Holmes suggested that Minnie invite her sister to Chicago to see the world’s fair, at his expense. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z What the local newspaper called a “stiff breeze,” the national Daily Mail called “equinoctial gales.” BRITISH OPEN ’22: Looking back at 29 Opens at St. Andrews 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Hipparchus, whose work primarily took place between 147 and 127 B.C., proposed dividing the day into 24 equinoctial hours, based on the 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness observed on equinox days. Why are there 60 minutes in an hour, but only 24 hours in day? 2014-01-19T16:00:00Z I met with them both in northern and southern Brazil, and have seen them in collections from Par� directly under the equinoctial line. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z The first of the equinoctial gales raged from the south west, thundering against the battlemented crags of Cornwall, shrieking up the Devonshire valleys. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z A spiritual crucifixion, death, and resurrection, in strict analogy with the equinoctial crucifixion, death, and resurrection of the mystic rites, is the foremost idea of this passage. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z But this was not so in Virgil’s time, when—on account of the precession of the equinoxes—the equinoctial point had already entered Pisces, in which constellation it still remains. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z We had the equinoctial gales of March about the middle of April. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z All have spires, but that of Hemingford Grey lost its upper part by an equinoctial gale in the middle of the eighteenth century, and only the base now remains. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z They now agreed in council to bear up for Golfo Dolce, there to careen their vessels, and then to cruise about under the equinoctial. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Since that the constellation Pisces has become the equinoctial sign, and the Fish is the symbol of the Church. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z At every occurrence of this equinoctial change hightened by an eclipse of the sun or moon, or some other wonder-exciting phenomenon, a God was supposed to be born. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z He is now advancing among the stars, and will soon be again upon the equinoctial colure. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z Because it is symbolic of two annual periods which mainly affect the condition of man upon this globe—the two equinoctial crossings by the sun. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Such rivers abounded from the equinoctial line to the Gulf of St. Michael. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z In all ecclesiastical and religious documents it will be required to observe the equinoctial calendar established by the laws of the Republic; the days shall be designated by the names they hold in that calendar. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z In like manner the nights are very short in summer, and the days in winter, that is, only six equinoctial hours. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z “It might be the equinoctials,” observed Sandy, “if it wasn’t late October.” The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z White violets scented equinoctial dusks, and in every window of the Wells big daffodils hung down their golden ruffs. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z He could only hope that Captain Bain's prognosticated equinoctials, which were now considerably overdue, would not come upon them when both their chiefs were incapacitated. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z As it is now Peace, though the definitive Treaty is not yet signed, I shall set off by the first opportunity from Havre or Dieppe, after the equinoctial gales are over. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He had his flask of constitutional oil, other representatives no doubt had theirs, and when they gathered on September 21 st, amid equinoctial gales, the troubled waters would be still. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z It is now the 13th of September, and the Wanderer has been storm-stayed here for days by equinoctial gales. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Each year towards the close of the equinoctial gales, his coach has clattered over the cobbles of Curtain Wells. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z But Captain Bain was a fervent believer in the inevitability of equinoctials, and prophesied gales ahead, and the worse for being overdue. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z The equinoctial storms which had been raging since I left Ottawa, were, for a few days at least, at an end, and a bright autumn sun greeted me every morning as I rode onward. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z The man shivered in the warmth of the equinoctial summer, and wrapping himself closer in his woollen mantle, which was interwoven with gold and silver flowers, he came still closer. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Lee Murdock said he guessed the equinoctial storm had come, and that if it had there’d be no practice for a couple of days. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z The winds alone of all the elemental powers have hitherto refused my authority, and multitudes have perished by equinoctial tempests, which I found myself unable to prohibit or restrain. Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-14T02:00:24.997Z Ground rather dry; sun flails us over-warm; It's most time for the equinoctial storm. City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z The season was very contrary to us, by reason of the course of our navigation being continually in contact with the equinoctial line, where, in the month of June, it is winter. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Therefore, when "Phebus hath left the angle meridional," it was two o'clock P.M., or eight hours after sunrise, which, added to twelve minutes, produces eight hours twelve minutes as the ascending point of the equinoctial. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc 2011-07-26T02:00:17.693Z You can trace out this great circle, from which astronomical longitudes are reckoned, by drawing an imaginary line from the equinoctial point just indicated through α in Andromeda and β in Cassiopeia to the pole-star. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z I thought the equinoctial points, were fixed points in the heavens, in which the equator cuts the ecliptic. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Crossing the equinoctial line, Our Artist discovers that the rays of a vertical sun are anything but bracing and cool. Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers Leaves from The Sketch-Book of a Traveller, 1864-1868 2011-06-09T02:00:21.267Z Part of this continent is in the Torrid Zone, beyond the equinoctial line towards the South Pole. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z We have got the equinoctial gales with rain. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Owing to the precession of the equinoxes, however, the vernal equinoctial point, which was formerly in this constellation, has now advanced into the constellation Pisces, as we saw above. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z The points in which the ecliptic intersects the equator, are called the equinoctial points. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The light-house had been severely tested in the late equinoctial storm, and was considered secure. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z But it begins at 8� beyond the equinoctial. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Here it rings again.–But his hurricane of resolve soon gave place to gentler deeds and hours, just as the equinoctial storm of autumn dissolved into still after-summer days. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z The fury of the 4th April and the preceding convoys were as much surpassed as the sea swells at the equinoctial tide. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Mrs. B. Only twenty minutes; so that the variation of the equinoctial points is very inconsiderable. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Later, a lightning bolt destroyed one; two years after, an equinoctial gale blew the other half across the mossy roof. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z When we had sailed for 300 leagues, being 3� to the south of the equinoctial line, a land was sighted 130 at a distance of twenty-two leagues, at which we were astonished. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Then the equinoctial storms came on, and days of dull, cold, unremitting rain confined her to the house. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z The best tree I had, with several others, was thus ruined by an equinoctial tempest a few years since. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z It was the end of September, and the delayed equinoctial storm would soon ravage the coast. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z During the days when I was there, the equinoctial gale was in full blow, and, of course, there was a greater rush than usual to the quay. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z This land is within the Torrid Zone, and beyond the equinoctial line on the south side, over which the Pole rises from the meridian 5�, beyond every climate. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z The equinoctial gale of the spring of liberty swept through Europe, and general shipwreck ensued. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z The equinoctial gales had not yet arrived to convert the placid surface of the sea into a regular turmoil of short, broken waves. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z A heavy equinoctial storm had raged for two days before, and it would have been no surprise had the incomplete works suffered. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z It is no joke to most people to cross the Channel at any time, but to cross it on the tail-end of the equinoctial storm is far from being a humorous matter. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z It was 5� to the south of the equinoctial line. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Just another drop, to defend me from these chill equinoctials.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Like them, who were both her countrymen, she spent many years of her life in the equinoctial regions, and, like them, she contributed immensely to our knowledge of the Land of the Southern Cross. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The fierce equinoctial blasts which that year had lasted for more than a month, were followed by a fortnight of fitful, heavy rain, intermitted by sudden gales and stormy showers. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The winds alone, of all the elemental powers, have hitherto refused my authority, and multitudes have perished by equinoctial tempests, which I found myself unable to prohibit or restrain. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The cape is distant from the place where the Christians were murdered 150 leagues towards the east, and this cape is 8� from the equinoctial line to the south. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z But the equinoctial gales were blowing out at sea, and the impartial southwest wind, in its flight, would not neglect even the narrow Marshalsea. In Jail with Charles Dickens The equinoctial gales died away in a flood of rain, and the fine weather came back. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Mild weather and favoring winds were theirs at first, and the equinoctial rudeness tarried till the voyagers were nearly halfway across the Atlantic. William Bradford of Plymouth The rise of equinoctial spring tides at the mouth of the river Nervion is 14� ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" We ran for five days, always coming towards the equinoctial line, where the air and sea became more temperate. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z The night came, and with it an equinoctial gale of perfect fury. Life on the Stage But they are all mere coincidences—equinoctial and all. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes The milder breath of Spring is nigh; The stormy equinoctial sky To Zephyr's gentle breezes yields. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII He was willing to concede that the geographical position of Paradise was not in Mesopotamia, yet he maintained that it was upon the earth, and in the southern hemisphere, near the equinoctial line. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology There was a cold gray minute before dusk came stealing in, richly and profoundly blue: then night sprang upon the street, and through the darkness an equinoctial wind swept, moaning. Carnival As the day waned a storm gathered, and by nightfall the sanitarium and the surrounding country were in the grip of a full-fledged equinoctial. Leerie He forced his way to Barbadoes in five weeks spite of equinoctial storms. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The equinoctial," she said to herself; "and one of the worst. Anne The club-moss called Lycopodium cernuum affords a striking example of a cryptogamous plant universally distributed over all equinoctial countries. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is also certain that some of his commanders passed the equinoctial line. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The equinoctial gales begin early in the Channel. Toilers of the Sea It is a cardinal, equinoctial, movable, masculine sign, the positive pole of the Fire Triplicity, governing the face and head. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 His camp at Richborough or Sandwich was far distant, the dreaded equinoctial gales were at hand, and Gaul, he knew, might at any moment of his absence start into a flame. Old and New London Volume I After the geographical revolution above assumed, the climate of equinoctial lands might be brought at last to resemble that of the present temperate zone, or perhaps be far more wintry. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The negro under the equinoctial line, the dwarfish Laplander beyond the Arctic Circle—man everywhere, in his barbarous state, is a believer in sorcery, witchcraft, enchantments; he is fascinated by the incomprehensible. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Winter, famine, fatigue, the dismemberment of the wreck, the removal of the machinery, the equinoctial gale, the thunder, the monster, were all as nothing compared with this small fracture in a vessel's planks. Toilers of the Sea Thus Müllenhoff sees in Grendel the giant-god of the storm-tossed equinoctial sea, while Beowulf is the Scandinavian god Freyr, who in the spring drives back the sea and restores the land. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary See the waves in the equinoctial storms, dashing and clashing, roaring and pouring, spattering and battering, rattling and battling against it. Pot-Boilers The equinoctial storm has commenced, and the monitors are not in view of Charleston, having sought quiet waters. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Under the equinoctial line he has no disposition for exertion, his physiological relations with the climate making quietism most agreeable to him. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition It continued to be dry and free from equinoctial gales. Toilers of the Sea "It may be only a shower," he said, peering out; "but it is time for the equinoctial." The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge In the autumn of 1619 Munck came across the Bay with two vessels—the Unicorn, a warship with sea horses on its carved prow, and the Lamprey, a companion sloop—scudding before an equinoctial squall. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) September 18th.—Cool and cloudy; symptoms of the equinoctial gale. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Its monasteries are scattered from the north of Tartary almost to the equinoctial line. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Meanwhile signs of the equinoctial season had begun to appear. Toilers of the Sea He even introduced equal or equinoctial hours, but the idea was not supported, and the temporary hours alone continued in use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" In traversing the open lakes and plains they were frequently exposed to the violent gales of the equinoctial season. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas For from sunrise to sunrise, the whole equinoctial rises, and about one degree more, through which degree the sun moves against the motion of the firmament in the course of a natural day. On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass Denas got no more letters, and the summer weather became autumn weather; and then the leaves faded and began to fall, and the equinoctial storm set the seal of advancing winter on the cliff-breast. A Singer from the Sea In all latitudes, and particularly in the Channel, the equinoctial fogs are dangerous. Toilers of the Sea Then came a September storm; an equinoctial, the people said; as furious as the preceding days had been gentle. Diana For the Pentland Firth had been in its worst equinoctial temper and the proviso added to all Orkney sailing notices, “weather permitting,” had been in full force for nearly a week. An Orkney Maid Moreover, this could be done more accurately if an astrolabe were constructed with a network on which the entire equinoctial circle was divided up. On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass Southwestward toward the equinoctial line He steered his barks, for vast was his design. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The ebb and flow of the tide had at last worn away part of the base of the towers, and a violent equinoctial gale on the 26th of October, 1859, overthrew one of them. Toilers of the Sea "Oh! 'twas in the broad Atlantic, 'mid the equinoctial gales, That a gay young tar fell overboard, among the sharks and whales." Soldiers of the Queen The German retreat was continued more slowly on March 19, 1917, when all northern France was swept by fierce equinoctial gales, and rain squalls were frequent in the battle area. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources An equinoctial gale was raging, or rather had been raging all day. The First Violin A Novel It is true that the sun has very great power there, for the country is distant only twenty-six degrees from the equinoctial line. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Some of the figures and devices on the antique walls and temples of equinoctial America, appear to contain information for a future Young or Champollion to reveal. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 One rainy, stormy, wild equinoctial day in the end of September—not long after that letter had come, Squire Stoutenburgh came to the door. Say and Seal, Volume II There are two kinds of solar years, with which we may have to do in a luni-solar calendar—the tropical or equinoctial year, and the sidereal year. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Precession is a retrograde or westerly motion of the equinoctial points, caused by the attraction of the Sun, Moon, and planets on the spheroidal figure of the Earth. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' The equinoctial storms would have their way as usual, and Ellen thought they were longer than ever this year. The Wide, Wide World The equinoctial gales set in early that year, and severely. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The declination of a celestial body is its angular distance N or S of the celestial equator or equinoctial. Lectures in Navigation It is defined as the time included between two successive passages of the sun through the vernal equinox, hence it is also called the equinoctial year. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture While relating his battle experiences we had the equinoctial gale of Indian life and then the mellow haze of Indian summer. The Vanishing Race But the greatest steppes, the Llanos of Cumana, of Caraccas, and of Meta, all belong to the equinoctial zone, and are very little elevated above the level of the ocean. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. They will in all probability be caught in the equinoctial gales. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life North declinations, i.e., declinations north of the equinoctial are always marked, +; those south of the equinoctial, -. Lectures in Navigation The sublime, Loud thunder crash, that hurts the startled ear, And stirs the heart with awe, akin to fear, The weird, wild winds of equinoctial time; These voices tell my love, wouldst thou but hear. Three Women September came and went, bringing only trifling frosts, and the equinoctial week passed without a storm. Eyebright A Story And, Jack, I had good evidence of the value of religion also, particularly when we encountered the equinoctial gale in the southern tropic, and were near going down. Select Temperance Tracts For convenience sake, six o'clock had long been taken as conventional sunrise all the year round; and even amongst the Romans themselves, equinoctial hours were frequently used at all seasons. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. At the beginning of the Christian Era, the constellation Aries, or Ram, occupied the equinoctial place, being in the first degree of that constellation. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology We'll just about hit the equinoctial gales, and in those latitudes they get ice and snow pretty early in the autumn. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War For instance, astrologers say that Aries is a vernal, dry, fiery, masculine, cardinal, equinoctial, diurnal, movable, commanding, eastern, choleric, violent, and quadrupedalian sign. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy We breathed already nothing but smoke and ashes: night approached, and was about to add darkness to our other dangers; while the equinoctial gales, as if in alliance with the Russians, increased in violence. The Two Great Retreats of History On the 20th, the severe equinoctial gale forced the squadron into Douvarnenez Bay, where the ships anchored in eighteen fathoms, just out of reach of the enemy's shot. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I The motions generated by the joint influence of the sun and moon; and by the rotatory and orbital course of the earth,—as developed in trade-winds, equinoctial gales, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. About the hour of equinoctial sunset comes a periodic respite in the shape of dinner. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 This equinoctial storm raged itself out during the night, and the first rays of the sun again brought us fine weather and a fair wind, which enabled us once more to quit the English harbour. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 There were threats of the equinoctial storm, and we remembered the prediction of the lumber merchants in Carlstad. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Your taking the anchorage in Douvarnenez Bay during the late equinoctial gales has been of the utmost importance, and prevented the crippling of one or more of your squadron. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I A ceremony practised on passengers on their first passing the equinoctial line: a riotous and ludicrous custom, which from the violence of its ducking, shaving, and other practical jokes, is becoming annually less in vogue. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I feel as fit as a fiddle, and believe the equinoctial gales at their worst would be none too much for me. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" "Then there will be more need of going," said Jonas; "for if the equinoctial storm comes on before the roof is strengthened, it may get carried away." Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] Though within the tropic zone, and but a few degrees from the equinoctial line, there is chillness in the air of the night, now nearing its mid-hours. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Our stay at Harwich was short, though we had no longer any fear of not getting round to the Isle of Wight before the equinoctial gales commenced. A Yacht Voyage Round England The equinoctial and solstitial points; namely, the commencement of Aries and Libra, and of Cancer and Capricornus. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But that arises out of this vast equinoctial event. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 I was sure that this was the beginning of the equinoctial gale. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers The equinoctial gales were blowing, and Captain Williams thought it wise to make for the Harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands All of these provinces are situated directly under the equinoctial line between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer; but they are two hundred fifty leagues nearer our tropic than the other. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Great circles passing through the equinoctial and solstitial points, and the poles of the earth. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The equinoctial storms were expected before very long, and then a wedding-trip would be unpleasant and sloppy. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein But the equinoctial storm would soon be coming, and he was afraid to venture out in rough weather on short rations. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa The storms which had ambushed in the lurid August skies, and circled ominously round the horizon during the first weeks of September, broke at last in an equinoctial which was long remembered in the mill-house. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) Equator, or equinoctial line, an imaginary line passing round the earth, from east to west, and directly under the sun, which always shines nearly perpendicularly down upon all countries situated near the equator. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School It is inclined to the equinoctial at an angle of nearly 23° 28′, called the obliquity of the ecliptic, and cuts it in two points diametrically opposite to each other, called the equinoctial points. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The equinoctial gales had been protracted and severe. A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune The group of islands termed the Seychelles lie to the northward and eastward of Madagascar, in the latitude of 6 degrees south of the equinoctial. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852 It is one of the two crossing places of the equinoctial, or equator, of the heavens, and the ecliptic, or sun's path. A Field Book of the Stars The two first stars named are exactly on what is called the equinoctial line. The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen The two points of the ecliptic, which are each 90° distant from the equinoctial points, are called the solstitial points. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Any day they might be overtaken by an equinoctial storm. Madge Morton's Secret Now springtide brings back its mild and tepid airs, now the heaven's fury equinoctial is calmed by Zephyr's benign breath. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus "Is that what we understand by the equinoctial storms?" The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns Peel's politics to both sides so incline, He may be called the equinoctial line. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Called also the equinoctial line, or simply the line, being an imaginary circle round the earth, dividing the globe into two equal parts, and equally distant from both poles. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I don't know if you remember that equinoctial gale that blew about the 18th or 19th. My New Curate The captain thought it prudent to refuse, and to seek shelter from an equinoctial gale in the harbor of Flecknoe. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. "The equinoctial storms come in March and September, when the days and nights are of equal length." The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns Hence, wherever a sundial is to be constructed, we must take the equinoctial shadow of the place. The Ten Books on Architecture It was situated within the torrid zone, south of the equinoctial line, where the south pole is elevated five degrees and distant from said island, bearing south, about five hundred leagues. Amerigo Vespucci And perhaps it was, even if Rose had the equinox and the equinoctial storms a little mixed in her mind. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's This time-honored custom of introducing to old Neptune and his suite the persons who, for the first time in their lives, cross the equinoctial line, is now nearly abolished. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Everywhere, even in our Order, survive the equinoctial and solstitial feasts. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This time of the world may be likened to the equinoctial in the annual cycle. The Promulgation of Universal Peace This cape is a hundred and fifty leagues distant, easterly, from the aforementioned land where the three Christians were murdered, and eight degrees south of the equinoctial line. Amerigo Vespucci The equinoctial storm seemed to have blown itself out by the next morning. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's It is unique likewise in its latitude, lying only fifteen miles below the equator; no other capital comes within three hundred miles of the equinoctial line. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The equinoctial line passes through the centre of it. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The equinoctial storms would have their way, as usual, and Ellen thought they were longer than ever this year. The Wide, Wide World We took possession of it, in the name of his most serene majesty, and found it to be pleasant and verdant, and situated five degrees south of the equinoctial line. Amerigo Vespucci He says that it is a miraculous thing that the Sovereigns of Castile should have lands so near the equinoctial as 6 degrees, Ysabela being distant from the said line 24 degrees. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 The sea captain fears a fog more than an equinoctial storm. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict The Sun does not arrive at the same moment in each year at the equinoctial point on the equator. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Here the equinoctial showers began to fall heavily, and I was again obliged to sleep without observations. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative We who reside in Lisbon, nearly forty degrees north of the equinoctial line, are distant from those who reside on the other side of the line, in angular meridional length, ninety degrees—that is, obliquely. Amerigo Vespucci “This,” he goes on, “agrees with the dictum of Marinus, whom Ptolemy corrects, in regard to the expedition to the Garamantes, who said it traversed 27,500 stadia beyond the equinoctial.” The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 The 'kids' are two little stars which first rise in the evening towards the end of September, during the equinoctial gales. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor As the sun, arriving at the equinoctial point of Spring, drawing nearer to us, increases the length of the days, that period seems most appropriate for those ceremonies. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry At spring-tides, when rise and fall reach at least ten feet, and fourteen in the equinoctial ebb and flow, it appears a gridiron of grim black stone. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative On the contrary, while we were at the equinoctial line, or near it, the difference between the day and night was not perceptible. Amerigo Vespucci He says that they are not black although they are near the equinoctial,337-1 but of an Indian color like all the others he has found. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Close by the sacred terrace itself lay the fragments of a broken chimney-pot, blown down during the last equinoctial gales and suffered to lie where it had fallen. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 The equinoctial year ends at the moment when the Sun and Moon, at the Vernal Equinox, are united with Orion, the Star of Horus, placed in the Heavens under Taurus. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Life on the coast was not unpleasant, despite the equinoctial gales which broke on March 19 and blew hard till March 25. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative They thought there was nothing south of the equinoctial line but an immense sea and some poor and barren islands. Amerigo Vespucci The translation of the unamended text as printed by Major was “the same author describes the Indus in Ethiopia as being more than four and twenty degrees from the equinoctial line.” The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 He came now to announce to us the completion of his Essay on the Pericyclical Motions of the Earth's Axis, and the precession of the equinoctial points. The Last Man It was originally a simple Cross, symbolizing the equator and equinoctial Colure, and the four elements proceeding from a common centre. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry He was caught and badly knocked about by an equinoctial in the Bay of Biscay. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 Having laid in our provisions, we commenced our navigation with a southeasterly wind, on the 15th of February, when the sun was already approaching the equinoctial line, and tending towards this, our northern hemisphere. Amerigo Vespucci New day and night were poised in even scale, And spring awoke her equinoctial gale, And Progne now and Philomel begun With genial toils to greet the vernal sun. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The weather was fine, the equinoctials all past, and the sea gently flowing. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life After a week of equinoctial storm in the end of September, the weather settled into exquisite repose. The Quest of the Simple Life Where Hadley obtains his "experience" he does not tell; but certain it is, that no sailor who ever crossed the equinoctial line could possibly have furnished him with two of his principal statements. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels This country is situated eighteen degrees south of the equinoctial line, and fifty-seven degrees farther west than Lisbon, as our instruments showed us. Amerigo Vespucci Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both poles. History of the United States From the first he had told St. Vincent that he could not stay longer than September 14th, that it was beyond his strength to stand the equinoctial weather. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain If the movement of the equinoctial points arising from these combined causes was uniform, the length of the tropical year would be manifestly invariable. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Longitude and latitude might be assigned, at the most, if even those are not substantially defeated by the Miltonic "pushing askance" of the poles with regard to the equinoctial. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 We were always glad, I remember, when our dress-making week fell in with the equinoctial. The Other Girls In fact, none worthy of note had fallen for two months, except what came during the late equinoctial storm. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick They begin at that of Bachan, which is on the equinoctial line, and extend north and south. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. On the other side of the equinoctial line, the Congo Negroes, as Pigafetta declares, have not thick lips or ugly features; except in colour they are very like the Portuguese. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Do not palsies and apoplexies, which occur about the equinoxes, happen a few days before the vernal equinoctial lunation, and after the autumnal one? Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The three stars of his belt make a measure 3° long; the upper one, Mintaker, is less than 30' south of the equinoctial. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work The wild equinoctial storm, which had so fiercely assailed it the day before, had brightened it into fresh verdure and now it glittered in the sunbeams as if bejewelled with emerald. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick There is no need for the anchor-watch that Hamish was insisting on: the equinoctials are not likely to begin on such a night as this. Macleod of Dare As far as September 14th, I am at the Admiralty's disposal; but, if Mr. Buonaparte do not chuse to send his miscreants before that time, my health will not bear me through equinoctial gales. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters The next afternoon we crossed the equinoctial line in longitude 21 degrees 50 minutes west. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship The geometric head of Hydra is easily discernible east of Procyon: The star γ in the Virgin is double, with a period of 145 years. ζ is just above the equinoctial. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work We crossed the equinoctial, with a fine fresh gale at N.E. on Friday, the 28th November, at four in the morning, being thus, by estimation, in long. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time He found the temperature much more moderate than might have been expected so near the equinoctial line, far more moderate than on the opposite coast of Africa. The Life of Columbus This fleet was, however, repeatedly driven back by the strong equinoctial gales, and in the January following it returned to port. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century The feeling of the air is like that during the September equinoctial storm. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years It was doubtless carried from Africa to various parts of equinoctial America, for it is noticed in some of the early accounts of Peru and Brazil. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. This island extends from the first or second degree on the south of the equinoctial line to about the eighth degree on the north side. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The first of these is a degree and a half distant from the equinoctial to the north, the rest follow in the order above named, and all five are in sight of one another. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 Peel’s politics to both sides so incline, His may be called the equinoctial line. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 It was now the stormy equinoctial weather that sounds the wild dirge of autumn, and marches the winter in. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh This small group of plants is confined to the hottest regions of the globe; being most abundant in tropical America and in the East Indian Archipelago, but more rare in the equinoctial regions of Africa. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The temperature is not so hot as that of Manila, although the island is two degrees nearer the equinoctial line—a common condition in that entire province of the Pintados. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The galeon, which carried Sosa and Xavier, had the wind so favourable, that in two or three days she arrived at Melinda, on the coast of Africa, towards the equinoctial line. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 The equinoctial gales, remember, Are at their worst in mid-September. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917 Not long after the last summer guests had gone the equinoctial storms set in, and, if it was a bad year, they lasted on into November. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The equinoctial gales came on again fiercely the day after I had reached Sark; and I stitched away from morning till night, trying to fix my thoughts upon my mechanical work. The Doctor's Dilemma The long summer twilights were ended, and one or two equinoctial gales had whipped the waters of Loch Beg into wild "white horses," yet still Lord Cairnforth did not return. A Noble Life In this way it serves to give the longitude where one is sailing, on whatever parallel to the equinoctial. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century This discouraging condition of affairs sorely afflicted her, and produced a kind of equinoctial agitation in the Hollis kitchen. Sandy Finally September came, and with it the equinoctial storm. Romance of California Life I can number every equinoctial storm in which the sea has overwhelmed the street, flooded the cellars of the village and hissed upon our kitchen hearth. Twice Told Tales I had forgot about the equinoctial gales, and this caught me unawares. Mince Pie It also cuts the coast of Brasil about two degrees from the equinoctial line through the land of Humos, the tropic of Capricorn, the Cape of Dospermitas, and the river of Sant Salvador. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century And as the equinoctial colure passed through the middle of Aries, when that sphere was constructed, he infers, by calculations of their retrograde motion from their place then till the year A.D. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Love is warm, but what warmth is proof against the chilling blasts and pelting rains of the equinoctial storm? Romance of California Life We passed the equinoctial on the 16th May, and got sight of the Cape of Good Hope on the 18th July. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 The climate is temperate and healthy, though situated so near the equinoctial line. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 To the east of Sumatra is the great island of Borneo, through which likewise the equinoctial passes, leaving two-thirds of the island on the north side of the line. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time She will start about the time of the equinoctial gales. The Firm of Girdlestone They passed the equinoctial on the 12th, continuing their course northwards all the rest of that month. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. We lay off and on from that time till the 6th June, when we crossed the equinoctial line. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 The tornadoes began with us when in about 12° of N. latitude, and continued till we were two degrees to the south of the equinoctial line, which we passed on the 28th of April. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The island of Sumatra extends in length from the north-west to the south-east, for about 220 leagues, by 70 in its greatest breadth, and is cut nearly in two equal parts by the equinoctial line. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The equinoctial blow returned the next day, and the lake became really fine, in a new point of view; for, aided by the mountains, it succeeded in getting up a very respectable appearance of fury. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland Either delayed by these views, or from ignorance, the passage through the straits was attempted at a very improper season, three months after the antarctic mid-summer and during the autumnal equinoctial gales. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Continuing our course, we passed the equinoctial line for the third time, and coming to Priaman, the 26th November, we rejoined the Susan, which the general had sent there from Acheen to load with pepper. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 He notices, for example, that the longest day in Britain contains "nineteen equinoctial hours." Early Britain—Roman Britain Toward morning quite an equinoctial storm swept the city, banging shutters and signs, and a steeple on 122d Street was struck by lightning. The Vertical City Unfortunately for us, equinoctial gales and heavy weather still so powerfully maintained their sway, that the deck was completely flooded with the salt brine. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy We sailed therefore from Port Praya on the 20th of April, and had a very bad passage, as we were twenty-one days before we could pass the equinoctial. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Whenever a ship is intended to enter the southern hemisphere, this marine exhibition is not performed until she reaches the equinoctial line. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 But the standard hour for astronomical purposes was the twelfth part of the equinoctial day, when the sun rises 6 a.m. and sets 6 p.m., and therefore corresponded with our own. Early Britain—Roman Britain In the whole march, which was nearly under the equinoctial line, the troops of Alvarado found everywhere abundance of emeralds. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time He laid his course due south and reached the equinoctial line, which he purposed to follow directly to the west, making new discoveries and leaving Hispaniola to the north on his starboard side. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Precession of the Equinoxes, name given to the gradual shifting of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic from east to west. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Between three and four this afternoon, we crossed the equinoctial line, at which time I took an affidavit before Captain Owen for my half-pay. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Therefore they stayed at Boulogne, and Mrs. Mountjoy tried the bathing, cold as the water was with equinoctial gales, in order that there might be the appearance of a reason for her being at Boulogne. Mr. Scarborough's Family He also applied the law of gravitation to explain irregularities in the lunar motions, the precession of the equinoctial points, and the orbits of comets. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters They are in contradiction with the ancient poets, philosophers, and cosmographers over the question whether that portion of the world on the equinoctial line is or is not an inaccessible desert. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The slave trade was still carried on, on a large scale, in all equinoctial Africa. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen This is the general character of these pirates, that are occasionally met in different parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, and also about the equinoctial line. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The Herbarium contains thirty-three plants of this very numerous order, whose maximum seems decidedly to exist in India and equinoctial America. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 This was not a merely local storm, but was the only great easterly one covering any extent of territory and time, answering to the equinoctial, which visited the United States during last autumn. Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together With Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourists and Emigrants. Columbus afterwards explored immense seas and countries to the south-west, approaching within fifteen degrees of the equinoctial line. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera When we arrived at the bay, the night, which comes on rapidly in equinoctial countries, had almost closed. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island W. Having crossed the equinoctial line this forenoon, I have passed it for the third time, in as many distinct voyages, within a fortnight, namely, 1st. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Cleome has been observed only in the equinoctial parts of Australia, and like Capparis, several species exist on the North-west Coast, being limited to C. viscosa in New South Wales. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 Yet this is the season of the equinoctial gales, and the Bermudan waters are swept by frequent tempests. Facing the Flag He is very skilled in this art, and has himself gone many degrees beyond the equinoctial line, sailing in the Service and at the expense of the Portuguese. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The sun enters the cardinal and equinoctial sign Libra, on the 23rd at 8 h. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 I now began to make a more minute survey of the preparations for amusement, for the fête was not yet in its equinoctial splendour. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 My stomach felt like the Bay of Biscay in an equinoctial gale, and I heartily wished I could have dispensed with the two holes at the bottom of my nose. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Perhaps, during the next equinoctial tides, another notice to this effect in another keg may also reach a safe destination. Facing the Flag Such were not the opinions of the ancients, who imagined that the equinoctial circle was devoid of inhabitants because of the perpendicular rays of the sun. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The atmosphere was murky and surcharged with rain, for the wild, equinoctial storm which had held Maurice spell-bound, had been raging over land and sea for many days. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers The author gives a "condensed narrative of his journeys in the equinoctial regions in America and in Asiatic Russia." The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War And the autumn wind, cold with the week of equinoctial rain, puffing out of thickets and across ravines, brought, every now and then, the horrible odor of death. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them It is just possible that during the lowest equinoctial tides the top of the orifice is uncovered. Facing the Flag But the equinoctial gales were blowing out at sea, and the impartial south-west wind, in its flight, would not neglect even the narrow Marshalsea. Little Dorrit Beautiful, too, are those white phantasmagoria which, at the approach of equinoctial days, mark the coming of the winds. Chita: a Memory of Last Island Crishna, who was the equinoctial sun in Aries, appeared 2160 years after the first Buddha, who was the equinoctial sun in Taurus. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Where the equinoctial circle cuts the zodiac in its centre. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars “From what I was able to observe during the equinoctial tides, I should think that we are in the axis of the tunnel.” Facing the Flag Again, the season was far advanced, for in the Antarctic regions the 13th of March corresponds with the 13th of September of northern regions, which begin at the equinoctial season. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea All that day and through the night and into the morning again the breeze continued from the north. east, blowing like an equinoctial gale ... Chita: a Memory of Last Island L She plunged into the chilly equinoctial darkness as the clock struck ten, for her fifteen miles' walk under the steely stars. Tess of the d'Urbervilles On as we drove, the equinoctial deep Ran mountains—high before the howling blaft. Lyrical Ballads 1798 And on awakening, after all the nocturnal noise of the equinoctial storm, of the rain, of the groaning branches, twisted and broken, he perceived that a grand silence had come. Ramuntcho A regular equinoctial Gail goes whirling and tearing through tin leaves of this smart book. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 03, April 16, 1870 I can number every equinoctial storm, in which the sea has overwhelmed the street, flooded the cellars of the village, and hissed upon our kitchen hearth. The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") We shall have the equinoctial gales soon, I dare say.' The Golden Calf Having crossed the equinoctial regions, she was doubtless anxious to penetrate to the extreme limits of the hyperborean. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude But to drowning people it would be no comfort that they were shipwrecked only by equinoctial gales. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 Timber creek, as I slowly pace its banks, has ebb'd low, and shows reaction from the turbulent swell of the late equinoctial. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The equinoctial gales had set in early that year. The Heavenly Twins We proceeded in a south-east direction, crossing the trade winds on our way to the equinoctial line. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The Emperor's good fortune, it was said, had twice triumphed over the equinoctial storms. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise Others transported the garden beyond the equinoctial line and placed it in the southern hemisphere; supposing that the torrid zone might be the flaming sword appointed to defend its entrance against mortals. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The storms, that had ambushed in the lurid August skies and circled ominously round the horizon during the first weeks of September, broke at last in an equinoctial which was long remembered in the mill-house. In Exile and Other Stories I remember one autumn when the equinoctial storm raged over England's sun my dragon ship was wrecked and I was tossed up on the rocks alone. Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger "Here we are in a wretched hut, roared and rained upon by an equinoctial tempest, and I am in paradise!" Mary Marston This is just, quoth Panurge, like those who, as Galen tells us, cannot erect the cavernous nerve towards the equinoctial circle unless they are soundly flogged. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 They were devoted to the science of the stars, and determined the equinoctial and solstitial points, divided the ecliptic into twelve parts and the day into hours. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The most important condition, because it is the worst, is that when the level of the sea is at high water of equinoctial spring tides and the reservoir is practically empty. The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns No earthly dissolution is in sight; two billion years of ascending and descending equinoctial cycles are yet in store for our planet in its present form. Autobiography of a Yogi It is the Thibet of the equinoctial regions of the New World. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 On the fifth day we began already to wind by little and little about the pole; going still farther from the equinoctial line, we discovered a merchant-man to the windward of us. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 A furious equinoctial gale has just swept by. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition For two days the equinoctial weather had been detestable, dark, cloudy, and so damp that the dry and the wet bulbs showed a difference of only 4°—5°. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The fire soon spread even to the neighborhood of the Kremlin, and the sparks, carried by the equinoctial breeze, fell from all parts on the gilded roofs. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France Corn: European. cultivation of, in the equinoctial regions. limits of the growth of. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 This prodigious extension of red sandstone in the low grounds stretching along the east of the Andes, is one of the most striking phenomena I observed during my examination of rocks in the equinoctial regions. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 It wasn't only the equinoctial rain that made us shiver. The Log of a Noncombatant The winds alone, of all the elemental powers, have, hitherto, refused my authority, and multitudes have perished by equinoctial tempests, which I found myself unable to prohibit or restrain. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes On this coast, between the tropic and the equinoctial, we never meet with any hard gales, as storms are very rarely found within the tropics. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Currents: equinoctial, in the Atlantic. causes of. variations of the. seeds and fruits, deposited by. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 During this season of breezes, which is that when the sun is in the southern signs, the sky in the northern equinoctial zone is constantly serene. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The globe would be divided by two great circles, intersecting in a right angle at Kilimanjaro, and at its antipodes in the equinoctial ocean. Topsy-Turvy It was, as I have said, in one of those equinoctial months when may be felt the peculiar charm of a season drawing to a close. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness From that place they passed over a chain of cold and snowy mountains, where they found many Indians frozen to death, and they wondered much at finding so much snow immediately under the equinoctial line. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Sheep do not thrive well in equinoctial America, except on table-lands above a thousand toises high, where their fleece is long and sometimes very fine. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The sun being in the zenith, and the breeze having ceased, the causes which produce humidity, and accumulate it in the northern equinoctial zone, become at once more active. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 On as we drove, the equinoctial deep Ran mountains high before the howling blast, And many perished in the whirlwind's sweep. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 It made a twilight call, looking sunny and bright, as if it had just warmed itself in the equinoctial rays. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals Neither he nor De Barros have been able to remove the uncertainty respecting the first discovery of the island of St Thomas on the coast of Africa, the south end of which touches the equinoctial. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The influence of the equinoctial climate, everywhere else so vivifying, is not felt in places where the great associations of gramina almost exclude every other plant. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The current from the north-pole is then re-established, because the difference between the heat of the equinoctial and temperate regions augments daily. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 A high wind was blowing, the first of the equinoctial gales heralding the spring. The Sowers On the contrary, while we were at the equinoctial line, or near it, within four to six degrees, the difference between the day and the night was not perceptible. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation According to D'Apres, all the eastern coast of Africa, for a great way south of the equinoctial, is lined by a range of islands, whence shoals extend to the distance of a league. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The aspect of the Havannah, at the entrance of the port, is one of the gayest and most picturesque on the shore of equinoctial America north of the equator. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 North and south of the equator, storms or great explosions take place at the same time in the temperate and in the equinoctial zone. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 "Not with all this equinoctial storm raging, and the tide you told me of coming up with the wind." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 We sailed so far south in the torrid zone that we found ourselves under the equinoctial line, and had both poles at the edge of the horizon. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation You, I think of in Lenox—which is a summer spot only to my memory; alas! with nothing summery now, I fancy, but your rage at the equinoctial. Memories of Hawthorne The opposite direction of the currents and the violent agitations of the atmosphere at the setting-in of winter impart a peculiar character to these latitudes at the extreme limit of the equinoctial zone. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 While the north-easterly breeze blows with all its violence north of the equator, it prevents the atmosphere which covers the equinoctial lands and seas from saturating itself with moisture. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Mary knew that the strong equinoctial tides were running at their height; but she had timed her visit carefully, as she thought, with no less than an hour and a half to spare. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale After we turned our course to the north, the first land we found to be inhabited was an island at ten degrees distant from the equinoctial line. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation It pictures an imaginary kingdom away on an island beneath the equinoctial in the New World, then just discovered, where the laws, manners, and customs of the people were represented as being ideally perfect. General History for Colleges and High Schools Equator or equinoctial line: An imaginary line passing round the earth, from east to west and directly under the sun, which always shines nearly perpendicularly down upon all countries situated near the equator. American Woman's Home Everything in the equinoctial zone has a wonderful uniformity of succession, because the active powers of nature limit and balance each other, according to laws that are easily recognized. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 A storm of equinoctial violence had broken off its pyramidal height, and the drift of sand and gravel, and fragments of rocks, had given a new face to the whole recess. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 The air was chilly, and a fine rain was falling, the afterpiece of the equinoctial; the wet storm-flag hung heavily down over the fort on the height, and the waves came in sullenly. Castle Nowhere But we are nearing those equinoctial regions where the calm of nature is never disturbed by storms. Two Years in the French West Indies The equinoctial current is felt, though feebly, even beyond the tropic of Cancer, in the 26th and 28th degrees of latitude. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Did they penetrate into the centre of equinoctial America from the mouth of the Amazon, by the communication of that river with the Rio Negro, the Cassiquiare, and the Orinoco? Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Jimbo could hardly keep his eyes alight, and Monkey's hair was like a baby haystack the wind had treated to an equinoctial storm. A Prisoner in Fairyland The equinoctial sun had long set, and the blue haze of March east wind had deepened into twilight and darkness when Albinia Kendal found herself driving down the steep hilly street of Bayford. The Young Step-Mother It generally understates the volume of the Nzadi, by not allowing sufficiently for the double equinoctial periods of high water, March to June, as well as September to December; and by ignoring the north-equatorial supply. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 At the 33rd degree of latitude the equinoctial current of the tropics is in the near vicinity of the Gulf-stream. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Whites born in equinoctial America, and Europeans who have long sojourned in the Missions, on the borders of forests and great rivers, suffer much more than the Indians, but infinitely less than Europeans newly arrived. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 A haystack, courted in vain by zephyrs, but finally taken captive by an equinoctial gale, strained nonsense too finely for their sense of what was right and funny. A Prisoner in Fairyland It should be remembered that there are equinoctial storms and melting snows. The Home Acre September 18.—During the night and this morning it has continued to blow a perfect equinoctial storm. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales This journal contains more than four thousand methodical descriptions of equinoctial plants, a ninth part only of which have been made by me. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Indigo grows wild in a great part of equinoctial America. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 There was of course in Adeline A calm patrician polish in the address, Which ne'er can pass the equinoctial line Of anything which nature could express.—-BYRON. The Long Vacation As the day grew, the storm died, leaving ramparts of clouds hanging sullenly above the ocean's rim, while those skilled in weather prophecy foretold the coming of the equinoctial. The Spoilers The equinoctial divides the globe into North and South. Hudibras The equinoctial current drives the waters of the Atlantic towards the coasts inhabited by the Mosquito Indians, and towards the shores of Honduras. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 These birds are infinitely more rare on the banks of the Orinoco, and in the north and west of equinoctial America, than in French Guiana. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Thus they kept the prisoner, feeding him abundantly, until that old equinoctial feast drew near. South Wind This is childhood's equinoctial storm, marking the beginning of the second season of life's year. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure Many are the dangers to be encountered, equinoctial gales and coral reefs, ere he may sail before the constant trades. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers At Caripe, in the equinoctial zone, at an elevation of 500 toises, the mean temperature of the globe is not below 16.8 degrees, which was the degree indicated by the water of the subterranean river. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 This fact is the more characteristic as, according to the observations of Mr. Brown, the laurineae appear to be almost entirely wanting on the opposite continent, in the equinoctial part of Africa. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke ‘Here’s all his equinoctial lines, and his topics of Capricorn, and I don’t know what besides,’ Mrs. Martin continued, pointing to some charcoal scratches on the wall. Two on a Tower It was the equinoctial gales we came in for. The Lady from the Sea Teneriffe, on the contrary, situated as it were on the threshold of the tropics, though but a few days' sail from Spain, shares in the charms which nature has lavished on the equinoctial regions. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Several species of palms* furnish the inhabitants of equinoctial America and Africa with the oil which we derive from the olive. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 He hastened on board, and on the third day, after weathering an equinoctial gale, landed on the coast of Suffolk. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 While the Palais Bourbon, that wretched edifice, is being repaired at great expense, gusts of wind and equinoctial storms are allowed to destroy the magnificent painted windows of the Sainte-Chapelle. Notre-Dame De Paris The “smokes” filled the air with an impenetrable haze, and the equinoctial gales made it impossible for us to cross to the eastern side. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 To this direction given to our travels we were perhaps also indebted for the good health we enjoyed during so long an abode in the equinoctial regions. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 These discoveries will be multiplied, when, as the political state of the world seems now to indicate, European civilization shall flow in a great measure toward the equinoctial regions of the New Continent. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 I'll mention chiefly some trunkfish unique to the Red Sea, the sea of the East Indies, and that part of the ocean washing the coasts of equinoctial America. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing. Oldport Days The same night he returned to Orocotona, his own town; so as he went that day eight-and-twenty miles, the weather being very hot, the country being situate between four and five degrees of the equinoctial. The Discovery of Guiana The heavens and the earth,—everything in the equinoctial regions, presents an exotic character. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 We must presume that the variations of drought and humidity in the equinoctial zone have the same influence as the great changes of temperature in our climates, on the habits of animals. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Besides, the season was already quite advanced, since March 13 on Antarctic shores corresponds with September 13 in the northernmost regions, which marks the beginning of the equinoctial period. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The weather was dull, and the sea, forefeeling the approach of the equinoctial gales, was restless and heaving. An Iceland Fisherman They pointed it to heaven, and the water descended upon the people in the form of an equinoctial storm. Three Men on the Bummel The groups of columnar cactus and opuntia produce the same effect in the arid lands of equinoctial America as the junceae and the hydrocharides in the marshes of our northern climes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 There is equinoctial moon, and still above twelve hours of sunlight for "M. le Comte." History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 Part of the cliff had been partially beaten down, no doubt, by the sea in some equinoctial gale. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant This was probably the "equinoctial," and when it was over there would be a delightful Indian summer, and the turnips would grow nicely. Rudder Grange THE equinoctial line itself is not more imaginary than the line which divided the estates of the three Johns. A Mountain Woman Nothing can equal the beauty and mildness of the climate of the equinoctial region on the ocean. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Let us now suppose the earth as turning on its axis in the equinoctial situation. A History of Science — Volume 3 The equinoctial day had shifted so that in the year 1582 it fell on the 10th of March and September. A History of Science — Volume 2 Lockyer associates this with the fact that the periodical inundation of the Tigris and Euphrates occurs about the equinoctial period, whereas, as we have seen, the Nile flood comes at the time of the solstice. A History of Science — Volume 1 Besides, on that ever memorable night, there had not only been the ordinary spring-tide, but an equinoctial tide, such a one as could not be expected to occur again for many months. The Survivors of the Chancellor This circumstance would seem to explain the mysterious influence of earthquakes in equinoctial America, on the climate, and on the order of the dry and rainy seasons. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 It was in the latter days of September, and the equinoctial gales had set in with exceptional violence. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Hitherto it had been necessary to observe the sun's angle on the equinoctial days, a period of six months being therefore required. A History of Science — Volume 2 Besides, on that ever-memorable night, there had not only been the ordinary spring-tide, but an equinoctial tide, such a one as could not be expected to occur again for many months. The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger In all lands the Sun was known under various names, typical of solar energy, especially in reference to the equinoctial and solstitial colures. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 From these causes, the land in the most populous regions of equinoctial America still retains a wild aspect, which is destroyed in temperate climates by the cultivation of corn. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Very long and very severe were the equinoctial gales that year. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The observations of later generations have shown conclusively that the sun's shift of position is regularly progressive, hence that there is no "trepidation" of the stars and no revolution of the equinoctial points. A History of Science — Volume 2 He says, however, that if he could go on, on the equinoctial line, the air would grow more temperate, with greater changes in the stars and in the water. The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time The equinoctial point is the dividing line between light and darkness, winter and summer. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 The cool and delightful climate we have just been describing is also suited for the culture of equinoctial productions. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 ORION, the hunter.—A constellation of the southern hemisphere with respect to the ecliptic, but half southern and half northern with respect to the equinoctial. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Arzachel explained this supposed phenomenon by assuming that the equinoctial points, or the points of intersection of the equator and the ecliptic, revolve in circles of eight degrees' radius. A History of Science — Volume 2 There began the sea, the tumult of which could be distinctly heard during the equinoctial gales. The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern Whether this clergyman had a toothache, or a headache, or a heavy load on his mind, I cannot say, but his reading was more lugubrious than the wind in an equinoctial gale. The Autobiography of a Slander The lofty mountains of equinoctial America have certainly plantains, valerians, arenarias, ranunculuses, medlars, oaks, and pines, which from their physiognomy we might confound with those of Europe; but they are all specifically different. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 They had correct ideas respecting the doctrine of the sphere, its poles, axis, equator, arctic and antarctic circles, equinoctial points, solstices, the distribution of climates, etc. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science "Where the four circles, the horizon, the zodiac, the equator, and the equinoctial colure, join; the last threeintersecting each other so as to form three crosses, as may be seen in the armillary sphere." v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete The above-mentioned intersection of the equinoctial circle and the zodiac. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete As some explain it, the east, according to others the equinoctial line. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete The denomination of copper-coloured men could never have originated in equinoctial America to designate the natives. 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