| 单词 | autumnal equinox |
| 例句 | Mr. Momtazi, 66, left it there to absorb celestial energy until it was buried on the autumnal equinox on his 532-acre estate. Pot Farmer to Neighbors: Chill Out. Neighbors: No. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Pink is the perfect drink to slake our summer thirst, but there’s no rule that says it disappears after the autumnal equinox. Five things you need to know about rosé 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The counter-argument, from the grammatical standpoint, is that nouns morph into adjectives all the time: a “manservant” is a male servant; the “autumn equinox” sounds better than the “autumnal equinox.” Female Trouble: The Debate Over “Woman” as an Adjective 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z After all, fall’s official start, the autumnal equinox, is still 19 days away. Architecturally Inspired Ice Cream 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z This savory red seems ideal for the weeks on either side of the autumnal equinox. No need to wait for an occasion to pop this $10 bubbly from Italy 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Fall isn't here — the first day of the autumnal equinox is Sept. 22 — but you might forget that after looking at a restaurant menu. 8 pumpkin spice items to try on chain menus and grocery store shelves 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Created by mixologist Xavier Herit of New York City bar Wallflower, the drinks were specially crafted to capture the fall season on the autumnal equinox. How to Make a Betty Draper Twist on the Gin Gimlet 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Or, as we say north of the equator, happy autumnal equinox! The Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z On September 23, 2023, the autumnal equinox will signal the coming of fall for the Northern Hemisphere. Why the equinox ushers in the arrival of fall 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Traditionally, summer and winter solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons—along with their counterparts, the spring and autumnal equinoxes. What is the summer solstice? Here’s what you need to know. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In an email, Dr. Nixon said his team was particularly excited to see what would happen in 2025, when Titan would reach its northern autumnal equinox. Telescopes Team Up to Forecast an Alien Storm on Titan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z This year, the warm days have not only surpassed the September 22 autumnal equinox but are expected to continue through Oct. Seattle sees extra dose of summer 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z The Fremont Arts Council celebrates the autumnal equinox with this illuminating lantern parade around Green Lake at 6 p.m. What to do in Seattle this week: Legendary Children, R-Day and more 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Those dates are swapped for the vernal and autumnal equinoxes in the Southern Hemisphere. Why the equinox ushers in the arrival of fall 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Pull your sweaters from storage, and get your yard rakes ready: The autumnal equinox — the official astronomical start to fall — occurs Sept. 22 at 9:04 p.m. Skywatch: Jupiter stars in September’s cooling nights 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z And more importantly, the autumnal equinox will occur on Thursday, September 22, at 6:03 p.m. More heat is in store for Seattle area, but fall is just 29 days away 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z At the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the Sun is on the celestial equator and we get about 12 hours of day and night. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A search for synonyms for fall yields harvest, autumn, and autumnal equinox. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z The crop was planted unusually late, after the autumnal equinox, the traditional last day of planting in the area. War and Weather Sent Food Prices Soaring. Now, China’s Harvest Is Uncertain. 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox means we are entering the dark season and inching closer toward winter. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The French revolutionaries overthrew both the government and the Gregorian calendar, and in 1792, Sept. 22, the day of the autumnal equinox, became day one of the new year. What to know about the autumnal equinox as the days shorten before our eyes 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z What is the right ascension and declination of the autumnal equinox? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Guiding in the new season, the autumnal equinox officially occurs Sept. 22 at 3:21 p.m. Sky Watch: Summer wanes, ushers Northern Hemisphere into cooler fall 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Mercifully it was a day after the autumnal equinox. My pro tip for hanging on to summer: Shorts and crew socks till late fall 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z However, the autumnal equinox — which arrives Wednesday at 3:21 p.m. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z According to Astronomy.com, that is a “name reserved for the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox”, which means harvest moons are usually seen in September. Once in a blue moon: rare phenomenon expected in Saturday night sky 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z According to Old Farmer’s Almanac, the harvest moon is the full moon closest to the beginning of fall or the autumnal equinox. Get set for harvest moon: NASA’s top tips for skywatchers 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The autumnal equinox is roughly the halfway point between our longest and shortest days of the year. The coolest fall equinox in years arrives Tuesday morning 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Fall officially begins Tuesday morning, with the autumnal equinox at 9:30 a.m. Hurricane Teddy bringing 'life-threatening' rip currents to East Coast, fall set to arrive 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “However, when September’s full Moon occurs early in the month, the full Moon of early October lands nearest to the autumnal equinox and therefore takes on the Harvest Moon title instead.” Get set for full corn moon: NASA’s top tips for skywatchers 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z We’ll soon see cooler days and colorful leaves, as summer turns to fall at the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22 at 9:31 a.m., according to the Naval Observatory. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in September 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s also the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. Spring starts Thursday with the vernal equinox. What does that mean? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Spring arrives on Thursday with the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. With the start of spring on Thursday, will the stronger sun chase away the coronavirus? 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The harvest moon — the full moon near the autumnal equinox — officially happens Sept. 14 at 12:33 a.m. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in September - The Washington Post 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z This bright beacon of planetary beauty begins to disappear into the sun for the summer later in June, but it returns in the late summer — just before the autumnal equinox. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in June 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Wednesday is one of only two days of the year — the other being the autumnal equinox in September — when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the sun. The spring equinox arrives Wednesday evening. Here’s everything you need to know. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z January, February, March . . . the summer solstice, the autumnal equinox . Perspective | Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z In addition to the sun, clearing skies are giving locals another treat: a full view of the Harvest Moon, or the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. Don’t be fooled by the cool weekend rain: Sun returns this week, setting up for a warm fall 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Balancing day and night, the autumnal equinox falls on Sept. 22 at 9:54 p.m. for the eastern United States, according to the observatory. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in September 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. 5 things to know about the autumn equinox — and a funny tweet 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Southern California also took an early leap into fall, with cloudy skies and rain showers across the region in advance of the autumnal equinox at 1:02 p.m. On last day of summer, California is hit by unusual snow and hail storms 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox. The Supermoon and Other Moons That Are Super in Their Own Ways 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Finally, it’s the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, so happy fall. Charlotte, Yahoo, U.S. Presidential Race: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Bid adieu to summer, as the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22 officially starts fall at 10:21 a.m., according to the U.S. Skywatch: Jupiter, Venus are low on the horizon as September begins 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Secondly, July marked Mars’ autumnal equinox, giving the orbiter the most complete, fully-lit views of the planet it will get for the rest of the year. See the Best News Images From the Camera Orbiting Mars 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z In March, the vernal equinox signals the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the southern, and the reverse happens during the autumnal equinox. First Day of Spring Marked With Sun Daggers, Light Snakes The first New Year celebrations marked the beginning of planting season, a date normally associated with either the spring or autumnal equinox depending on local climates. Happy new year! Wait, really — why do we celebrate it on January 1? 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z This is as reliable a phenomenon as today's autumnal equinox. The Apple bias is real 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The autumnal equinox ushers in the astronomical season of fall and occurs when the sun passes directly over the Equator from north to south. New York Today: A Mascot for Our Time 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z While some meteorologists consider Sept. 1 to be the first day of fall, the autumnal equinox is how it is defined by astronomy. Google Doodle Celebrates the First Day of Fall 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z But there’s only one official start of the season, and that’s the autumnal equinox, which arrives this Wednesday, Sept. 23., according to the U.S. Here's Why Wednesday Is the First Day of Fall 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Festivals and concerts bring weekend crowds to town right through the autumnal equinox. Shutting down summer: A beach town’s shift from crazy to quiet 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Breaking from summer’s heat, it’s time for a chill: The autumnal equinox falls Sept. 23 at 4:21 a.m. Skywatch: A full harvest moon with a total lunar eclipse 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z In order for the bracts to develop their bright colors, the plant needs 12 hours of complete darkness and 12 hours of light starting at the autumnal equinox in September. Bringing poinsettias to fruition in Rapid City 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z You may now layer your clothing: The autumnal equinox, when the sun shines directly over the Equator, occurs this evening at 10:29 p.m. Latest News: Climate Change Marches, Hong Kong Boycott, iPhone Orders 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z For those looking forward to the splendor of colorful leaves, the autumnal equinox — marking the official start of fall — occurs Sept. 22 at 10:29 p.m. Skywatch: Catch back-to-school planetary pals Mars and Saturn in the evening sky However, the Satanists who are planning to celebrate the autumnal equinox on Sep. 21 by holding a so-called ‘black mass’ at the Oklahoma City Civic Center are not from the Satanic Temple. This Week in God, 8.23.14 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z But meanwhile I am baffled by the chorus that rises with every autumnal equinox, of American critics lobbying for American writers. No American Author Should Win the Nobel Prize 2013-10-09T10:50:24Z A harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, when night and day are equal in length. Day in pictures: 19 September 2013 2013-09-19T12:39:27Z Summer turns to fall at the autumnal equinox Sept. NASA’s LADEE rocket mission to launch Friday from Va.’s Eastern Shore 2013-08-31T19:45:31Z Today is in fact the southern autumnal equinox, heading towards winter. Vernal Equinox Marks First Day of Spring Today 2013-03-20T17:45:05.467Z Harvest moon effect, in reverse The full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox is traditionally called the Harvest Moon. How the Moon Affects the Date of Easter 2012-04-06T21:45:00.457Z The earth’s perigee then coincided with the autumnal equinox. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z In Norfolk, many are caught at the autumnal equinox in the fowlers' nets. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z There it is stated that the first human pair grew at the time of the autumnal equinox in the form of a rheum ribes with a single stalk. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z These points are called the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Astronomically, in the northern hemisphere, it begins at the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, 22d September, and ends at the winter solstice, when the sun enters Capricorn, 21st December.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The autumnal equinox marks the beginning of this series, an exploration of urban nature sans compass. City Room: Autumn Unfolds in a Patch of Manhattan Forest 2011-09-23T12:29:14Z The vernal equinox is in March, when the sun enters the sign Aries; the autumnal equinox in September, when the sun enters Libra. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z In common with most others, the Mosaic system of annual feasts groups itself readily around the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Attention is called to four points on the ecliptic, namely, the vernal equinox, the autumnal equinox, the winter solstice, and the summer solstice. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z Here the eclipses would begin nearly three terrestrial years after the time of the autumnal equinox. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z When the sun again slips across the equator six months from now in the autumnal equinox, the interpersonal-oriented signs will see their moment in the sun. Spring Forth with Tonight's Vernal Equinox 2011-03-20T06:50:00Z The sun enters Aries, at the time of the vernal equinox; Cancer, at the summer solstice; Libra, at the autumnal equinox; and Capricornus, at the winter solstice. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Article 3.—Each year commences at midnight of the day on which falls the true autumnal equinox, for the Observatory of Paris.... The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z In 24,350 years, the vernal equinox would take the place of the autumnal equinox, and the winter solstice the place of the summer solstice. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z A delineation of these signs was found upon a mummy case in the British Museum, and the date to which they pointed indicated the autumnal equinox of the year 1722 b.c. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z After that brutal summer, who wouldn’t be rejoicing at the arrival of the autumnal equinox? A Sun Spot in Midtown to Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox 2010-09-22T22:15:00Z That into which the sun enters, at the autumnal equinox. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z There was a chill in the Kennington air as evening fell and it was hard to tell if it was down to the approaching autumnal equinox or Morgan at the crease. Gul blows England away to give Pakistan victory at The Oval 2010-09-17T21:00:00Z The beginning of the astronomical autumn is 22nd Sept., the autumnal equinox; and the end is 21st Dec., the shortest day. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis As respects season, there appear distinct indications of a maximum about the winter solstice, and equally so of a minimum rather before the autumnal equinox. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 A good deal of heavy rain usually falls about the autumnal equinox, but is quickly absorbed by the porous soil and prevailing arenaceous formations of the neighbourhood, consequently, the atmosphere is particularly free from humidity. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France The minimum and maximum of this annual component of the variation occur at the meridian of Greenwich, about ten days before the vernal and autumnal equinoxes respectively, and it becomes zero just before the solstices. Astronomical Discovery The equality of days and nights at the autumnal equinox opened the era of civil equality on September 22. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty At the autumnal equinox, they offered the fruits of the harvest, and returned thanks. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning This is the night of the autumnal equinox, and I want to see my future wife! The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II In civil affairs, and in the regulation of the jubilees and sabbatical years, the Jews still adhere to the ancient year, which begins with the month Tisri, about the time of the autumnal equinox. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" In fact, from August 1st until the autumnal equinox is an anxious time for the singer. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Executions for capital crimes are not frequently exhibited; when found guilty the criminals are remanded to prison till a general gaol delivery, which happens once a year, about the autumnal equinox. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton And after the autumnal equinox, he proceeded onwards on his way to Amida. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens At the autumnal equinox, when the sun is crossing from the north side of the equator to the south, the full moon is crossing from the south side of the equator to the north. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture In a similar manner, when, on his return journey, the Sun is again on the equator, the autumnal equinox occurs. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' The Mosaic ceremonies and festivals extend from the latter season up to the autumnal equinox. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood They were given good care, and generally began to head in September, at the time of the autumnal equinox, when there is usually a week or two of cool, rainy weather. The Cauliflower The autumn sign was the Scorpion, the ruddy Antares and the stars clustering in the head of the Scorpion joining their rays with the sun's at the time of the autumnal equinox. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy It is opposite the place of the autumnal equinox. 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. At the autumnal equinox a wild boar wounded thee! The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul A second opinion makes the year begin with that new moon which is nearest to the autumnal equinox, when all the harvest has been gathered from the fields. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood At the autumnal equinox of 1794 Pitt was confronted by a far more serious crisis than at the beginning of the war in February 1793. William Pitt and the Great War As soon as the sun had passed the autumnal equinox—that is to say, on the 23rd of September—winter may be said to begin in the Arctic regions. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras After the autumnal equinox, they celebrated a feast called, The disappearing of Osīris, by which is plainly meant the absence and distance of the sun. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) After the fall of the monarchy, the Convention decided that the year should begin with the autumnal equinox, and that the enumeration should date from the birth of the Republic. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre They call this autumnal equinox the beginning of the civil year, and the vernal equinox the beginning of the holy year. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood The Dasahra festival probably marks the autumnal equinox and also the time when the sowing of wheat and other spring crops begins. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala But Pliny says that after the autumnal equinox it appears every hour. Amerigo Vespucci In the calendar, for example, which was attempted to be introduced in France in 1793, the beginning of the year was fixed at midnight preceding the day in which the true autumnal equinox falls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The autumnal equinox had caught them during the last days of their stay, and the strong impression which the wind had made upon her childish mind had remained with her ever since. The Land of Promise The Jews betray their ignorance in speaking of an autumnal beginning of the year: the autumnal equinox is necessarily the end of the year. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood His health was, at this time, very indifferent, and he suffered severely from the cold winds of the autumnal equinox. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 The feast of Tabernacles fell at the autumnal equinox. The Life of Jesus Meantime the autumnal equinox was approaching, and the weather was becoming cold. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Indeed, if the mere violence of the western winds be considered, the time of our passage, which was about the antarctic autumnal equinox, was perhaps the most favourable period of the whole year. 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 September's glory of gold and red and purple began to fade with the autumnal equinox. The Mysterious Rider They constitute one among many manifestations of spring and autumn physiological disturbance corresponding with fair precision to the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism The most violent ones occur at the autumnal equinox, and on an average, two or three occur every year, and sometimes one follows another at a very short interval. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Harvest-Moon, the full moon which in our latitude, at the autumnal equinox, rises for an evening or two about the same time. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The rainy season of the autumnal equinox being now come, I kept the 30th of September in the most solemn manner, as usual, it being the third year of my abode in the island. The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) This fish resorts here in vast numbers, and is in season after the autumnal equinox, and continues so till the ice begins to run. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The "Era of the Republic" was to be counted from the autumnal equinox, 1792. Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems But even a complete victory would have been of little moment, as the approach of the autumnal equinox summoned them to hasten their return. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The sun enters Aries at the spring equinox and Libra at the autumnal equinox, while the first point of Cancer marks the summer solstice, and that of Capricorn the winter. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In this calendar, the year, which began at midnight of the day of the autumnal equinox, was divided into twelve months of thirty days, with five additional days for festivals, and every fourth year six. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W At the autumnal equinox on the 21st of September, the day and night were of equal length, and from that date the night gradually became longer and longer. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude About the autumnal equinox, the north-west begins to blow with frequency and strength. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Phillips, however, says, "that his vein never flowed happily but from the autumnal equinox to the vernal," and that the poet told him this. Milton That date corresponds to their autumnal equinox—about. A Strange Discovery As the autumnal equinox verges on, the mornings and evenings get cooler in relation to the mid-day heat; and about the equinox, the difference in the temperature of mid-day and midnight is at its maximum. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 The sun was then passing through the autumnal equinox, that is to say, the day and night were of equal length all over the world. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude The winds in Carolina are changeable and erratic, and, about the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, commonly boisterous. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 The herb Pantagruelion, in September, under the autumnal equinox, is dressed and prepared several ways, according to the various fancies of the people and diversity of the climates wherein it groweth. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 These fairs begin in Madrid with the autumnal equinox, and continue for some weeks in October. Castilian Days This daily effect on the constitution is exactly similar to that at the autumnal equinox, only it occurs under different circumstances. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 The heat is over by the middle of September, and after the autumnal equinox, there are a few days of what is best described as a dense dry fog. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The season was unpropitious, the lingering effects of the autumnal equinox rendering it more than probable that the passage would be tempestuous. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States Upon the Gaboon the wet seasons are synchronous with the vertical suns at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 On the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the solstices, orbit of the Earth, length of the year, &c. Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar I had looked forward eagerly to the time of the autumnal equinox, in hopes of rain. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, As a preparation for the festival the people fasted on the first day of the moon after the autumnal equinox. The Golden Bough There is similarly another point in which the sun is situated at the time of the autumnal equinox. Great Astronomers The Gaboon, "in the belt of calms, with rain during the whole year," has two distinctly marked dry seasons, at the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 When night exceeds, that is, at the autumnal equinox, when the night becomes longer than the day, the Scales may be said to drop from her hand, since the sun enters Libra. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Purgatory There is another version of this celestial crucifixion, wherein the Sun-God-Savior, after the supper of the harvest in Virgo, is crucified at the autumnal equinox upon the equator. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 As Jupiter's northern hemisphere was passing through its autumnal equinox, they concluded they had landed exactly at the pole. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future In the last nights of September, when the autumnal equinox is past, and grey September fades into brown October, why are the Champs Elysees illuminated; why is Paris dancing, and flinging fire-works? The French Revolution |
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