Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Encyclopedias
Equator
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
'EQUATORto make equal), in geography, that great circle of the earth, equidistant from the two poles, which divides the northern from the southern hemisphere and lies in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the earth; this is termed the "geographical" or "terrestrial equator." In astronomy, the "celestial equator" is the name given to the great circle in which the plane of the terrestrial equator intersects the celestial sphere; it is consequently equidistant from the celestial poles. The "magnetic equator" is an imaginary line encircling the earth, along which the vertical component of the earth's magnetic force is zero; it nearly coincides with the terrestrial equator.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Equator'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/equator.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Equator'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/equator.html. 1910.
