Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Coordinates of the Primary Stations at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and Colorado Springs, Colorado Territory, Made During the Years 1872 and 1873, Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth MeridianU.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 - 82 pages |
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Description of instruments used Connections , ( telegraphic ) Tabulation of stars used Instrumental values Uniform tables of time reductions at sending and receiving stations Correction and rate of chronometers Grouping of series of ...
Description of instruments used Connections , ( telegraphic ) Tabulation of stars used Instrumental values Uniform tables of time reductions at sending and receiving stations Correction and rate of chronometers Grouping of series of ...
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a , b , c , = azimuth , level , and collimation corrections . A , B , C , = azimuth , level , and collimation factors . T = observed time reduced to the mean of wires and corrected for rate . T. T = observed time corrected for ...
a , b , c , = azimuth , level , and collimation corrections . A , B , C , = azimuth , level , and collimation factors . T = observed time reduced to the mean of wires and corrected for rate . T. T = observed time corrected for ...
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-1 52 33.54 Normal Equations . 7 St + 5.918 – 8.160 = 3.27 5.91 St + 70.49a – 82.36 c = – 75.09 - 8.16 01 – 82.36 a + 122.80c = + 90.98 - 0.950 c = + 0.1.10 $ = + 0.490 The following table shows the corrections and the rate of 27.
-1 52 33.54 Normal Equations . 7 St + 5.918 – 8.160 = 3.27 5.91 St + 70.49a – 82.36 c = – 75.09 - 8.16 01 – 82.36 a + 122.80c = + 90.98 - 0.950 c = + 0.1.10 $ = + 0.490 The following table shows the corrections and the rate of 27.
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The following table shows the corrections and the rate of the chronometers used at Cheyenne and Salt Lake City : CHEYENNE . — NEGUS 1499 . Date . Local sidereal hour . Correction of chronometer . Rate per hour . h . h . m . S. 1872 .
The following table shows the corrections and the rate of the chronometers used at Cheyenne and Salt Lake City : CHEYENNE . — NEGUS 1499 . Date . Local sidereal hour . Correction of chronometer . Rate per hour . h . h . m . S. 1872 .
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The conditional equations were sometimes formed with and sometimes without the correction for collimation ( c ) ; in the former case it was obtained from a preliminary reduction . All the observations at both stations were made under ...
The conditional equations were sometimes formed with and sometimes without the correction for collimation ( c ) ; in the former case it was obtained from a preliminary reduction . All the observations at both stations were made under ...
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| Title | Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Coordinates of the Primary Stations at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and Colorado Springs, Colorado Territory, Made During the Years 1872 and 1873, Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian |
| Author | Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2013 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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