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... were made by taking the meridian distances of different fixed stars near the zenith , first on the south , and afterwards on the north side of the hill , when the plumb line of he Sector was found , in both cases , to INTRODUCTION. ...
... were made by taking the meridian distances of different fixed stars near the zenith , first on the south , and afterwards on the north side of the hill , when the plumb line of he Sector was found , in both cases , to INTRODUCTION. ...
Page ix
... meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a star , he can learn his distance from the Equator or from the poles of the world . In such observations , a knowledge of the con- Stellations , of the polestar , and of ...
... meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a star , he can learn his distance from the Equator or from the poles of the world . In such observations , a knowledge of the con- Stellations , of the polestar , and of ...
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... meridian passing through it ; although astronomers apply What are parallels of declination ? What is the tropic of cancer ? What is the tropic of capricorn ? What is the summer solstice ? What is the winter solstice ? What ts their ...
... meridian passing through it ; although astronomers apply What are parallels of declination ? What is the tropic of cancer ? What is the tropic of capricorn ? What is the summer solstice ? What is the winter solstice ? What ts their ...
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... meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the heavens , these points are in the ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the equinoc ...
... meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the heavens , these points are in the ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the equinoc ...
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... meridian every succeeding day , than they did on the preceding Times in which Revolutions Revolutions of the Stars . Dally acceleration of the are made . Stars . days . ho . min . sec . h . min . sec . 1 0 2 1 4 20 9 31 10 12 11 18 12 ...
... meridian every succeeding day , than they did on the preceding Times in which Revolutions Revolutions of the Stars . Dally acceleration of the are made . Stars . days . ho . min . sec . h . min . sec . 1 0 2 1 4 20 9 31 10 12 11 18 12 ...
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