| Miller wrote: "The calculated curves fit the
observations remarkably well, considering the nature of the experiment.
Since the cosmical component of motion is relatively large, its effect
predominates so that the phases of the curves remain nearly constant when
charted on sidereal time; that is, the minima all occur at about 17 hours.
It is the orbital component which causes the flattening of the curves for
February and April, and causes an accentuated minimum six months later.
The effect of the orbital component cause the apparent leaning forward in
the azimuth curves for August and September." |
