| Title: | Orient |
| Original Title: | Orient |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 11 (1765), pp. 641–642 |
| Author: | Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (biography) |
| Translator: | Philip Whalen [Coastal Carolina University] |
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| Citation (MLA): | d'Alembert, Jean-Baptiste le Rond. "Orient." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Philip Whalen. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2003. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.337>. Trans. of "Orient," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 11. Paris, 1765. |
| Citation (Chicago): | d'Alembert, Jean-Baptiste le Rond. "Orient." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Philip Whalen. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.337 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Orient," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 11:641–642 (Paris, 1765). |
Orient, in Astronomy and Geography to designate the point on the horizon that corresponds to where the sun rises, or to the east. See East and Levant. The word comes form the Latin, to rise, because the sun appears to rise in this location. See Rise.
Oriental equinox indicates the point on the horizon where the sun rises on the equator, that is, when it is between Aeries and Libra . See Spring (Vernal Equinox) and Autumn (Autumnal Equinox).
Summer Solstice , indicates the point in the beginning of summer when days are the longest.
Winter Solstice , indicates the point in the beginning of winter when days are shortest.