On reviewing the conduct of Captain Thorn, and examining his peevish and somewhat whimsical correspondence, the impression left upon our mind is, upon the whole, decidedly in his favor. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context.n reviewing the conduct of Captain Thorn, and examining his peevish and somewhat whimsical correspondence, the impression left upon our mind is, upon the whole, decidedly in his favor. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context.
Equinoxes are opposite on either side of the equator, so the autumnal (fall) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the spring (vernal) equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Equinoxes and solstices happen twice a year. Equinoxes and solstices mark the start of astronomical seasons.
Noun. 1. equinox-either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length. cosmic time-the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe. March equinox, spring equinox, vernal equinox-March 21.