Lectionary Calendar
Friday, May 17th, 2024
the Seventh Week after Easter
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Solar Parallax

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Solar Myth
Next Entry
Solaria
Resource Toolbox

The parallax of the sun, that is, the angle subtended at the sun by the semidiameter of the earth. It is 8."80, and is the fundamental datum.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Solar Parallax'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/solar-parallax.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile