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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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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The site of Cheyenne is nearly or quite level ; northward , however , there is a gradual swell of the land , and within a few miles it cuts off the extensive view one is accustomed to on the great plains . Eastward and southward there ...
The site of Cheyenne is nearly or quite level ; northward , however , there is a gradual swell of the land , and within a few miles it cuts off the extensive view one is accustomed to on the great plains . Eastward and southward there ...
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The instrumental values are , for one division of the micrometerscrew , oʻ.6216 ; of the striding - level A , 1 " .21 ; and of the zenith - level , 1 " .10 . ( 6. ) Chronograph . The record of the observations for time , as well as the ...
The instrumental values are , for one division of the micrometerscrew , oʻ.6216 ; of the striding - level A , 1 " .21 ; and of the zenith - level , 1 " .10 . ( 6. ) Chronograph . The record of the observations for time , as well as the ...
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28 are , for one division of the micrometer - screw , oʻ.622 ; of the striding - level A , 1 " .21 ; and of the zenith - level , 1 " .10 . The wire which made the circuit between the stations Salt Lake and Cheyenne , counting the ...
28 are , for one division of the micrometer - screw , oʻ.622 ; of the striding - level A , 1 " .21 ; and of the zenith - level , 1 " .10 . The wire which made the circuit between the stations Salt Lake and Cheyenne , counting the ...
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Level , Level . Date , No. of Micrometer star . reading Remarks . Date . No , of Micrometer star . reading . Remarks , N. S , N. S. 1872 , Oct. 1 T. D. 27 34.5 1872 . Oct. I T. D. II 43.2 7101 15.039.0 8279 8296 22.5 26.5 7.0 42.0 7114 ...
Level , Level . Date , No. of Micrometer star . reading Remarks . Date . No , of Micrometer star . reading . Remarks , N. S , N. S. 1872 , Oct. 1 T. D. 27 34.5 1872 . Oct. I T. D. II 43.2 7101 15.039.0 8279 8296 22.5 26.5 7.0 42.0 7114 ...
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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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