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1902 Excerpt.earth. R' = radius of moon, or other body. P = moon's horizontal parallax = earth's angular semidiameter as seen from the moon. F = moon's angular semidiameter.

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Now = P (in circular measure), r'-r = r (in circular measure).' R: r':: P: P', or (radius of earth): (radios of moon):: (moon's parallax): (moon's semidiameter).

Taking the moon's horizontal parallax as 57', and its angular diameter as 32', find its radius in miles, assuming the earth's radius to be 4000 miles. Here moon's semidiameter = 16'..

4000::: 57': 16'.. R = 400 16 = 1123 miles. The sun's horizontal parallax being 8'8, and his angular diameter 32V find his diameter in miles. 872,727 miles. The synodic period of Venus being 584 days, find the angle gained in each minute of time on the earth round the sun as centre.

L'-54 per minute. Find the angular velocity with which Venus crosses the sun's disc, assuming the distances of Venus and the earth from the sun are as 7 to 10, as given by Bode's Law. 50) S V: VA:: 7: 3. But Srhas a relative angular velocity round the sun of l'-54 per minute (see Example 3); therefore, the relative angular velocity of A V round A is greater than this in the ratio of 7: 3, which gives an approximate result of 3'-6 per minute, the true rate being about 4' per minute. Annual ParaUax. We have already seen that no displacement of the observer due to a change of position on the earth's surface could apparently affect the direction of a fixed star.

However, as the earth in its annual motion describes an orbit of about 92 million miles radius round the sun, the different positions in space from which an observer views the fixed stars from time to time throughout the year must be separated. (Archibald Joseph) Cronin was born in Cardross, Scotland on July 19, 1896. He was educated at the University of Glasgow Medical School and served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy during World War I. After the war, he investigated occupational diseases in the coal industry and worked as a general practitioner in Wales and London. His first novel, Hatter's Castle, written in 1931, was an immediate success, and Cronin gave up the practice of medicine to become a full-time author. Hatter's Castle was adapted into a film in 1941. His other works include Shannon's Way, The Judas Tree, A Song of Sixpence, and A Thing of Beauty.

He drew on his medical background in writing his books, and his most popular character was Doctor Finlay, which provided the background for the television series, Doctor Finlay's Casebook. Many of his books were made into films including The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom, and The Green Years.

He died on January 6, 1981.

Cronin in 1931 Born Archibald Joseph Cronin ( 1896-07-19)19 July 1896,,, Died 6 January 1981 ( 1981-01-06) (aged 84), Occupation, Archibald Joseph Cronin, MBChB, MD, DPH, MRCP (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a and. His best-known novel is (1937), the story of a doctor from a Welsh village who quickly moves up the career ladder in London.

Cronin had observed this scene closely as a Medical Inspector of Mines and later as a doctor in. The book promoted what were then controversial new ideas about medical ethics and helped to inspire the launch of the. Another popular mining novel of Cronin's, set in the, is.

Both these novels have been adapted as films, as have, and. Cronin's novella Country Doctor was adapted as a long-running radio and TV series, revived many years later. Cronin with family in 1938 It was at university that Cronin met his future wife, Agnes Mary Gibson (May) (1898–1981), who was also a medical student.

She was the daughter of Robert Gibson, a, and Agnes Gibson ( Gilchrist) of, Lanarkshire. The couple married on 31 August 1921.

As a physician, May worked with her husband briefly in the while he was employed by the; she also assisted him with his practice in London. When he became an author, she would his. Their first son,, was born in Tredegar in 1924. Their second son,, was born in in 1926. Andrew, their youngest son, was born in London in 1937. With his stories being adapted to films, Cronin and his family moved to the United States in 1939, living in, California;, Massachusetts;, Connecticut; and, Maine. In 1945, the Cronins sailed back to England aboard the, where they stayed briefly in and then in, Ireland before returning to the U.S.

The following year. They subsequently took up residence at the in and then in, Massachusetts before settling in, Connecticut in 1947. Ever the nomad, Cronin also frequently travelled to his homes in and, France, where he summered. Later years [ ] Ultimately Cronin returned to Europe, to reside in and, Switzerland, for the last 25 years of his life. He continued to write into his eighties. He included among his friends, and, to whose first son he was. Although the latter part of his life was spent entirely abroad, Cronin retained a great affection for the district of his childhood, writing in 1972 to a local teacher: 'Although I have travelled the world over I must say in all sincerity that my heart belongs to Dumbarton.

In my study there is a beautiful 17th century coloured print of the. I even follow with great fervour the fortunes of the Dumbarton football team.' Further evidence of Cronin's lifelong support of comes from a framed typewritten letter hanging in the foyer of the club's stadium.

In the letter, written in 1972 and addressed to the club's then secretary, Cronin congratulates Dumbarton on their return to the top division after an absence of 50 years and recalls his childhood supporting the Sons (the club's nickname) and on occasion being 'lifted over' the turnstiles (a common practice in times past so that children did not have to pay). Cronin died on 6 January 1981 in Montreux, and is interred. Many of Cronin's writings, including published an unpublished literary manuscripts, drafts, letters, school exercise books and essays, books and his M.D. Thesis, are held at the and at the at the. Honours [ ] • National Book Award (U.S.), Favorite Novel of 1937, for • from and • On 27 March 2015 a plaque was unveiled by the a 152 in Notting Hill Bibliography [ ]. • Before 16 May 1975 Cardross was in Dunbartonshire • • Before 16 May 1975 Cardross was in Dunbartonshire • ^ Liukkonen, Petri.. Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi).

Finland: Public Library. Archived from on 25 April 2011. • ^ Haining, Peter (1994) On Call with Doctor Finlay. London: Boxtree Limited. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1952, pp. Cheetah Ms6 Service Manual.

(22 June 1995).. London Review of Books.

17 (12): 3–6. • ^ 'Booksellers Give Prize to 'Citadel': Cronin's Work About Doctors Their Favorite–'Mme. Curie' Gets Non-Fiction Award TWO OTHERS WIN HONORS Fadiman Is 'Not Interested' in What Pulitzer Committee Thinks of Selections', The New York Times, 2 March 1938, page 14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851–2007). • Gallup Jr., Alec M. The Gallup Poll Cumulative Index: Public Opinion, 1935–1997, p.

135, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.. Adventures in Two Worlds, Chapter 40 ('Why I Believe in God,' in The Road to Damascus. Volume IV: Roads to Rome, edited by John O'Brien. London: Pinnacle Books, 1955, pp. 11–18) • Letter quoted in obituary of Cronin in Lennox Herald. There is a photocopy of this obituary (undated) at •. The Ben Lomond Free Press (28 November 2007) • • Further reading [ ] • Salwak, Dale.

Boston: Twayne's English Authors Series, 1985. • Davies, Alan. Cronin: The Man Who Created Dr Finlay. Alma Books, April 2011. External links [ ] Wikiquote has quotations related to: Wikimedia Commons has media related to.

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