School funds and school laws of Michigan: with notes and forms . Fig. 13.—The Trllurian. The Tellurian, which is represented at Fig. 13, furnishesbetter and clearer illustrations than can otherwise be givenof many interesting and important phenomena, amongwhich are the sucession of day and night; the changes ofthe seasons; the varying length of days and nights at dif-ferent seasons of the year ; the rising of the Sun north ofeast, and its setting north of west, in the Summer, and itsrising and setting south of these points in the Winter; thechanges of the Moon; solar and lunar eclipses: spring
School funds and school laws of Michigan: with notes and forms . Fig. 13.—The Trllurian. The Tellurian, which is represented at Fig. 13, furnishesbetter and clearer illustrations than can otherwise be givenof many interesting and important phenomena, amongwhich are the sucession of day and night; the changes ofthe seasons; the varying length of days and nights at dif-ferent seasons of the year ; the rising of the Sun north ofeast, and its setting north of west, in the Summer, and itsrising and setting south of these points in the Winter; thechanges of the Moon; solar and lunar eclipses: springand neap tides; the later daily recurrence of the tides;the length of days on the Moon; the appearance of theEarth to observers on the Moon; the Harvest Moon; andthe difference between a solar and the sideriai year. Allof these, and other phenomena, may be explained by theuse of the Tellurian, or Season Machine, as it is sometimescalled, with a clearness and simplicity that bring themwithin the comprehension of children. SCHOOL APPARATUS, 413.
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