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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... plane of the horizon , the plane of the meridian , a meridian line , its north and south points , a vertical line , the zenith and nadir , a vertical plane , the prime vertical , the east and west points - - 3. Diurnal movements of the ...
... plane of the horizon , the plane of the meridian , a meridian line , its north and south points , a vertical line , the zenith and nadir , a vertical plane , the prime vertical , the east and west points - - 3. Diurnal movements of the ...
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... plane , is an ellipse - · 28. ( Prop . III . ) If a plane touch a sphere , and from the centre , lines be drawn through the circumference of a small circle perpendicular to the plane , the projection on the plane is an hyperbola ...
... plane , is an ellipse - · 28. ( Prop . III . ) If a plane touch a sphere , and from the centre , lines be drawn through the circumference of a small circle perpendicular to the plane , the projection on the plane is an hyperbola ...
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... plane of the circle to the primitive · Page 20 21 21 · 22 · 23 · 23 35. ( Prop . X. ) To find the poles of a given projected great circle , and the converse - - 24 25 26 - 27 36. ( Prop . XI . ) To find the poles of a given projected ...
... plane of the circle to the primitive · Page 20 21 21 · 22 · 23 · 23 35. ( Prop . X. ) To find the poles of a given projected great circle , and the converse - - 24 25 26 - 27 36. ( Prop . XI . ) To find the poles of a given projected ...
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... plane perpendicular to the equator 48. Globular projection of the sphere · 49. Conical projection of a spherical zone 50. Cylindrical projection of a zone about the equator · 51. Development of a spherical zone , on the surface of a ...
... plane perpendicular to the equator 48. Globular projection of the sphere · 49. Conical projection of a spherical zone 50. Cylindrical projection of a zone about the equator · 51. Development of a spherical zone , on the surface of a ...
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... plane 105 142. Refraction varies with the tangent of the zenith distance , as- suming the earth to be a plane and the upper surface of the atmosphere parallel to it 143. Coefficient of refraction from experiments on the refractive power ...
... plane 105 142. Refraction varies with the tangent of the zenith distance , as- suming the earth to be a plane and the upper surface of the atmosphere parallel to it 143. Coefficient of refraction from experiments on the refractive power ...
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