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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... respect to the meridian 99. Process for finding the polar point on the circle 100. Processes for finding the horizontal point - 101. Formula for obtaining the correction of a star's observed declination , when , at the time of the ...
... respect to the meridian 99. Process for finding the polar point on the circle 100. Processes for finding the horizontal point - 101. Formula for obtaining the correction of a star's observed declination , when , at the time of the ...
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... respect to three stations whose mutual distances are known , by angles observed as in the former propositions ; and some one of the stations being invisible from each object 398 427. Investigation of a formula for correcting the ...
... respect to three stations whose mutual distances are known , by angles observed as in the former propositions ; and some one of the stations being invisible from each object 398 427. Investigation of a formula for correcting the ...
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... respect to such stars , it may be inferred either that those stars , and with them all the others , have been carried towards the west independently of the diurnal move- ment , or that the sun has , during the year , moved eastward ...
... respect to such stars , it may be inferred either that those stars , and with them all the others , have been carried towards the west independently of the diurnal move- ment , or that the sun has , during the year , moved eastward ...
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... respect to the star . That an annual and monthly , as well as a diurnal revolution of all the stars should take place simul- taneously , is highly improbable ; and it may therefore be inferred that the moon revolves about the earth from ...
... respect to the star . That an annual and monthly , as well as a diurnal revolution of all the stars should take place simul- taneously , is highly improbable ; and it may therefore be inferred that the moon revolves about the earth from ...
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... respect to the observer ; and hence it is inferred that the figure of the moon is exactly or nearly that of a sphere . It happens occasionally that , at the time of opposition , the centre of the moon is exactly or nearly in the ...
... respect to the observer ; and hence it is inferred that the figure of the moon is exactly or nearly that of a sphere . It happens occasionally that , at the time of opposition , the centre of the moon is exactly or nearly in the ...
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