Practical Astronomy and Geodesy: Including the Projections of the Sphere and Spherical Trigonometry. For the Use of the Royal Military CollegeLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 - 427 pages |
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... computed latitude in this problem - 303 - 304 357. Methods of determining the latitude by two altitudes of a celestial body with the interval in azimuth ; and by simul- taneous altitudes of two fixed stars - 358. ( Prob . IX . ) To find ...
... computed latitude in this problem - 303 - 304 357. Methods of determining the latitude by two altitudes of a celestial body with the interval in azimuth ; and by simul- taneous altitudes of two fixed stars - 358. ( Prob . IX . ) To find ...
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... computed portions of the meridian to the surfaces of the different plane triangles ; and outline of the process for determining a meridional arc by com- puting the intervals between the perpendiculars let fall on it from the stations ...
... computed portions of the meridian to the surfaces of the different plane triangles ; and outline of the process for determining a meridional arc by com- puting the intervals between the perpendiculars let fall on it from the stations ...
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... computed heights of mountains , on account of the earth's curvature 399 428. The height of the mercury in a barometer applicable to the determination of the heights of mountains - 429. Law of the densities of the atmosphere in a series ...
... computed heights of mountains , on account of the earth's curvature 399 428. The height of the mercury in a barometer applicable to the determination of the heights of mountains - 429. Law of the densities of the atmosphere in a series ...
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... Bb and вn being known , S the angles Aam , вbn may be computed . B 4 СНАР . І. 7 MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTH . The orbits of the earth and moon are differently inclined a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth's rotation.
... Bb and вn being known , S the angles Aam , вbn may be computed . B 4 СНАР . І. 7 MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTH . The orbits of the earth and moon are differently inclined a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth's rotation.
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... perimeters of ellipses if it be a spheroid ; and these are called the meridians of the stations , or remarkable points which they pass through on the angles Aam , вbn may be computed . But СНАР . І. 9 CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE .
... perimeters of ellipses if it be a spheroid ; and these are called the meridians of the stations , or remarkable points which they pass through on the angles Aam , вbn may be computed . But СНАР . І. 9 CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE .
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