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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... MOVEMENT OF THE STARS . REVOLUTION OF THE MOON ABOUT THE EARTH . - HYPOTHESIS OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . Art . ― - Page · 1 1. Proofs that the ...
... MOVEMENT OF THE STARS . REVOLUTION OF THE MOON ABOUT THE EARTH . - HYPOTHESIS OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . Art . ― - Page · 1 1. Proofs that the ...
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... movement of this line of section about the centre of the co - ordinates in that third plane 183. Manner of finding an equation containing the rectangular co - ordinates of any point in a plane oblique to three rec- tangular co ...
... movement of this line of section about the centre of the co - ordinates in that third plane 183. Manner of finding an equation containing the rectangular co - ordinates of any point in a plane oblique to three rec- tangular co ...
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... movement · - 168 - · 169 - 169 219. The moon's movements subject to considerable inequalities - 170 220. The moon's evection , or second inequality - 170 221. The moon's variation , or third inequality - 172 222. The moon's annual ...
... movement · - 168 - · 169 - 169 219. The moon's movements subject to considerable inequalities - 170 220. The moon's evection , or second inequality - 170 221. The moon's variation , or third inequality - 172 222. The moon's annual ...
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... MOVEMENT OF THE STARS . REVOLUTION OF THE MOON ABOUT THE EARTH . HYPOTHESIS OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . -APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . - ― 1. THAT the surface of the earth is of ...
... MOVEMENT OF THE STARS . REVOLUTION OF THE MOON ABOUT THE EARTH . HYPOTHESIS OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . -APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . - ― 1. THAT the surface of the earth is of ...
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... movements that they describe during a day and a night the circumferences of circles whose planes are very oblique to the horizon and wholly above it , while others describe arcs which are easily seen to become smaller portions of a ...
... movements that they describe during a day and a night the circumferences of circles whose planes are very oblique to the horizon and wholly above it , while others describe arcs which are easily seen to become smaller portions of a ...
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angular distance apparent ascension and declination astronomical azimuth bisected celestial body celestial sphere centre circle passing circumference colatitude computed considered correction corresponding cosine cotan degrees described determined diameter difference earth ecliptic ellipse equal equator equatorial equinoctial point expressed fixed star formula geocentric given graduation Greenwich Greenwich mean horary motions horizontal parallax hour angle index error instant instrument interval latitude latter let fall limb longitude mean noon meridian micrometer moon moon's Nautical Almanac node observed altitude obtained optical axis orbit parallax parallel perihelion perpendicular plane passing polar distance pole position projection radius refraction represented revolution revolve right angles right ascension satellite screw sector semidiameter side sidereal sidereal clock sine sphere spherical triangle star's station subtended subtracted supposed surface tangent transit telescope true variation vertical wire zenith distance zero
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