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... longitude , since the former cor- responds to terrestrial latitude and longitude . Latitude and declination may extend 90 ° and no more . Terrestrial longitude may extend 180 ° either east or west ; but celestial longitude and right ...
... longitude , since the former cor- responds to terrestrial latitude and longitude . Latitude and declination may extend 90 ° and no more . Terrestrial longitude may extend 180 ° either east or west ; but celestial longitude and right ...
Page 30
... longitude of any particular star at that time , it would be easy to fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zodiacs , " which were sculptured on the walls of the temple at Dendera , were ...
... longitude of any particular star at that time , it would be easy to fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zodiacs , " which were sculptured on the walls of the temple at Dendera , were ...
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... longitude at sea . Its latitude , or distance from the ecliptic , is less than ; but its declination , or dis- tance from the equinoctial , is nearly 13 ° N .; so that its meridian altitude will be just tions upon it ? 123 . and size of ...
... longitude at sea . Its latitude , or distance from the ecliptic , is less than ; but its declination , or dis- tance from the equinoctial , is nearly 13 ° N .; so that its meridian altitude will be just tions upon it ? 123 . and size of ...
Page 70
... longitude at sea , and should be in the hands of every surveyor and practical engineer . It may serve the purpose of a theodolite , in measuring inaccessible heights and distances . It may gra- tify the young pupil to know , that by ...
... longitude at sea , and should be in the hands of every surveyor and practical engineer . It may serve the purpose of a theodolite , in measuring inaccessible heights and distances . It may gra- tify the young pupil to know , that by ...
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... longitude at sea . Its situation is highly favorable for this purpose , as it lies within the moon's path , and little more than 2 ° below the earth's orbit . Its right ascension being 199 ° , it will come to our meridian at 9 o'clock ...
... longitude at sea . Its situation is highly favorable for this purpose , as it lies within the moon's path , and little more than 2 ° below the earth's orbit . Its right ascension being 199 ° , it will come to our meridian at 9 o'clock ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS.-Alpha tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac