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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Page ix
... inclination to the primitive 33. ( Prop . VIII . ) The distances of the extremities of the diameter of any projected circle from the centre of the primitive are equal to the tangents of half the arcs which measure the least and greatest ...
... inclination to the primitive 33. ( Prop . VIII . ) The distances of the extremities of the diameter of any projected circle from the centre of the primitive are equal to the tangents of half the arcs which measure the least and greatest ...
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... inclination of the mirrors 133. Employment of the visible horizon , and the image of a celestial body reflected from quicksilver , as objects in observing altitudes at sea and on land , respectively 134. Advantages of a reflecting ...
... inclination of the mirrors 133. Employment of the visible horizon , and the image of a celestial body reflected from quicksilver , as objects in observing altitudes at sea and on land , respectively 134. Advantages of a reflecting ...
Page xiv
... inclinations to the horizon 111 Table of the decrements - - 150. The latitude of a station found by circumpolar stars 151. Nautical and geocentric latitude explained 152. Formula of reduction from one kind of latitude to the other 153 ...
... inclinations to the horizon 111 Table of the decrements - - 150. The latitude of a station found by circumpolar stars 151. Nautical and geocentric latitude explained 152. Formula of reduction from one kind of latitude to the other 153 ...
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... inclination of that plane to one of the co- ordinate planes - - 186. Investigation , from the same data , of the position of the line in which the given plane cuts one of the co - ordinate planes - 187. Processes for finding , from the ...
... inclination of that plane to one of the co- ordinate planes - - 186. Investigation , from the same data , of the position of the line in which the given plane cuts one of the co - ordinate planes - 187. Processes for finding , from the ...
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... inclination of a planet's orbit to the ecliptic - 189 190 191 191 - 192 - 192 - 251. Manner of finding a planet's mean motion by observation 252. Manner of determining , by rectangular co - ordinates , a planet's radius vector , its ...
... inclination of a planet's orbit to the ecliptic - 189 190 191 191 - 192 - 192 - 251. Manner of finding a planet's mean motion by observation 252. Manner of determining , by rectangular co - ordinates , a planet's radius vector , its ...
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