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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1499. It had a gaining - rate , +0.054 , hourly average , at a mean temperature of 50 ° . The breakarrangement got out of order once , but it was readily repaired , and ran the rest of the season without giving any trouble . . ( d . ) ...
1499. It had a gaining - rate , +0.054 , hourly average , at a mean temperature of 50 ° . The breakarrangement got out of order once , but it was readily repaired , and ran the rest of the season without giving any trouble . . ( d . ) ...
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... north , 41 7 46.62 O Giving the first series half - weight on account of the smaller number of the observations and the less favorable condition of that night's work , the resulting latitude , and the one adopted for this station ...
... north , 41 7 46.62 O Giving the first series half - weight on account of the smaller number of the observations and the less favorable condition of that night's work , the resulting latitude , and the one adopted for this station ...
Page 50
The following table shows the general direction of the wind at 7 a . m . , 2 p . m . , and 9 p . m . , giving the mean or prevailing direction of the wind for three hours before and three hours after the given time ; also the estimated ...
The following table shows the general direction of the wind at 7 a . m . , 2 p . m . , and 9 p . m . , giving the mean or prevailing direction of the wind for three hours before and three hours after the given time ; also the estimated ...
Page 78
... believing that the final result of a latitude is better when depending upon various star - places , giving the probability that the errors resulting from the declination - places of the stars will more nearly compensate each other ...
... believing that the final result of a latitude is better when depending upon various star - places , giving the probability that the errors resulting from the declination - places of the stars will more nearly compensate each other ...
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... V + E " n mi The formula shows that if the stars used are not very good , it is then better to select a larger number of pairs of stars , giving the probability that the final result will be more independent of the declinations .
... V + E " n mi The formula shows that if the stars used are not very good , it is then better to select a larger number of pairs of stars , giving the probability that the final result will be more independent of the declinations .
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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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