The student's atlas of physical geography, by E. Weller, J. BryceWilliam Collins, Sons, 1871 |
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... measured , the same number of degrees will be in the arc A B of the Earth's surface , considered as an unbroken curve , like the surface of the sea . In the same way , if an observer change his place on the Earth from a to b , and the ...
... measured , the same number of degrees will be in the arc A B of the Earth's surface , considered as an unbroken curve , like the surface of the sea . In the same way , if an observer change his place on the Earth from a to b , and the ...
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... measured the distance by the revolutions of a wheel - the error in his esti- mate being no more than 2000 feet . Snell was the first in 1617 , to discard such itinerary measures , and to use trigonometrical calculation . His estimate ...
... measured the distance by the revolutions of a wheel - the error in his esti- mate being no more than 2000 feet . Snell was the first in 1617 , to discard such itinerary measures , and to use trigonometrical calculation . His estimate ...
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... measured on the Earth's surface are reduced by computation to this standard level . 8. Arcs of Parallels . Since the Earth revolves on its axis in 24h , 15 ° will pass under any celestial meridian in 1 , and 1 ° in 4m , so that places ...
... measured on the Earth's surface are reduced by computation to this standard level . 8. Arcs of Parallels . Since the Earth revolves on its axis in 24h , 15 ° will pass under any celestial meridian in 1 , and 1 ° in 4m , so that places ...
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... measured in the valleys below . Now the inclination which two plumb - lines ought to have to one another at this distance , owing to the curva- ture of the Earth , if no mountain intervened , is 1 " for 101-38 feet ( Art . 9 ) . The ...
... measured in the valleys below . Now the inclination which two plumb - lines ought to have to one another at this distance , owing to the curva- ture of the Earth , if no mountain intervened , is 1 " for 101-38 feet ( Art . 9 ) . The ...
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... measured by a quadrant , s z , the complement of this , or difference from 90 ° , becomes known ; now s z and E s , make Z E or pe the latitude of p ; that is , to find the latitude of a place , add the zenith distance of a star at that ...
... measured by a quadrant , s z , the complement of this , or difference from 90 ° , becomes known ; now s z and E s , make Z E or pe the latitude of p ; that is , to find the latitude of a place , add the zenith distance of a star at that ...
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