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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The present one is submitted with extreme diffidence , and will probably demand certain changes in the light of future experience , At Colorado Springs a heavy stone monument and observing - pier , with meridianmarks , have been ...
The present one is submitted with extreme diffidence , and will probably demand certain changes in the light of future experience , At Colorado Springs a heavy stone monument and observing - pier , with meridianmarks , have been ...
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Clear ; heavy dew in the night . Heavy wind and rain in the afternoon . Rain from the west at 3 p . m . Heavy shower in the afternoon ; storm from northeast at 9 p . m . Heavy rain , with thunder and lightning , at 3 p . m .
Clear ; heavy dew in the night . Heavy wind and rain in the afternoon . Rain from the west at 3 p . m . Heavy shower in the afternoon ; storm from northeast at 9 p . m . Heavy rain , with thunder and lightning , at 3 p . m .
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It sometimes occurs when two lines of wires are fixed to the same poles that , during heavy storms , the wires are brought in contact by oscillation , which was overcome in this case by connecting the two wires at an intermediate ...
It sometimes occurs when two lines of wires are fixed to the same poles that , during heavy storms , the wires are brought in contact by oscillation , which was overcome in this case by connecting the two wires at an intermediate ...
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14 23.7 3.0 37.0 474 514 16 5.3 14.8 | 29.0 5 7554 7506 17 79.8 22.6 17.3 I 83.1 7.4 32.7 6238 6255 2 96.0 19.8 15 39.1 -1.0 15.0 Very heavy 35.4 wind . 10 19.3 23.9 6652 21.0 7621 7641 16.2 Changed the 35.3 inclination .
14 23.7 3.0 37.0 474 514 16 5.3 14.8 | 29.0 5 7554 7506 17 79.8 22.6 17.3 I 83.1 7.4 32.7 6238 6255 2 96.0 19.8 15 39.1 -1.0 15.0 Very heavy 35.4 wind . 10 19.3 23.9 6652 21.0 7621 7641 16.2 Changed the 35.3 inclination .
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... heavy rain , and storm . 19.0 24.3 34.0 9.7 105 10 1.0 7444 7489 20.2 12 23.2 I21 178 11 88.3 17.3 6 30.3 15.2 22.2 201 7505 7521 6 14.6 26.0 16.0 15 28.7 | 21.8 21.8 4 59.9 20.0 9 54.6 21.8 15 77.0 1.0 17.3 15.9 36.0 250 5 68.4 20 ...
... heavy rain , and storm . 19.0 24.3 34.0 9.7 105 10 1.0 7444 7489 20.2 12 23.2 I21 178 11 88.3 17.3 6 30.3 15.2 22.2 201 7505 7521 6 14.6 26.0 16.0 15 28.7 | 21.8 21.8 4 59.9 20.0 9 54.6 21.8 15 77.0 1.0 17.3 15.9 36.0 250 5 68.4 20 ...
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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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