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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... Personal equation Probable error . Resulting longitude • Reduction of the latitude observations Mean places of stars used for determination of latitude Observations for latitude Computations for latitude Resulting astronomical co ...
... Personal equation Probable error . Resulting longitude • Reduction of the latitude observations Mean places of stars used for determination of latitude Observations for latitude Computations for latitude Resulting astronomical co ...
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... personnel of party , name of telegraph- operator , and name of telegraph - company whose wire has been employed . 5 ... Personal equation . 13. Probable error by least squares . 14. Resulting longitude . 15. Reduction of the latitude ...
... personnel of party , name of telegraph- operator , and name of telegraph - company whose wire has been employed . 5 ... Personal equation . 13. Probable error by least squares . 14. Resulting longitude . 15. Reduction of the latitude ...
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... . Salt Lake chron . I 39 10.98 I 52 33.74 23 46 37.24 23 20 53.34 - O 2 35.51 23 133 18 17.83 19.41 19.385 Cheyenne east of Salt Lake City • • oh 28m 19.437 ± 0.017 ( 12. ) PERSONAL EQUATION . Whatever differences there may 29.
... . Salt Lake chron . I 39 10.98 I 52 33.74 23 46 37.24 23 20 53.34 - O 2 35.51 23 133 18 17.83 19.41 19.385 Cheyenne east of Salt Lake City • • oh 28m 19.437 ± 0.017 ( 12. ) PERSONAL EQUATION . Whatever differences there may 29.
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Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.). ( 12. ) PERSONAL EQUATION . Whatever differences there may have been between Mr. Austin and myself in recording time , technically known as the personal equation , is still involved ...
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.). ( 12. ) PERSONAL EQUATION . Whatever differences there may have been between Mr. Austin and myself in recording time , technically known as the personal equation , is still involved ...
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... personal equation of the observers . It is possible , also , that the longitude of Salt Lake may be changed when the observations made last October at Detroit and Ogden by the United States Lake Survey and your expedition respectively ...
... personal equation of the observers . It is possible , also , that the longitude of Salt Lake may be changed when the observations made last October at Detroit and Ogden by the United States Lake Survey and your expedition respectively ...
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12-Year Cat 21h local sidereal 30m local sidereal 50 Draconis 61 Cygni 9 Draconis Aquarii August bB aA cC Capricorni Cassiopeiæ Ceti Cheyenne chron chronograph chronom circuit Clamp Cloudy all day Colo Colorado Springs chronometer COLORADO TERRITORY Computations for Latitude Correction of chronometer Delphini eter final result Groom Groombridge 3241 Groombridge 4163 Half-sum of dec Herculis instrument July 28 July 30 Latitude of Cheyenne LATITUDE-OBSERVATIONS-Continued Level linations longitude Mean at 24h Mean for 17h Micrometer star Name of Star nights Normal Equations Number Half-sum O.II Observations for Latitude.-Station October 14 October 19 Pegasi personal equation Piscium probable error REDUCTION Remarks Right Ascension Sagittarii Salt Lake chron SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY Springs chron ß Lyræ TABLES OF TIME-REDUCTIONS Tabulation of Stars TIME-REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING-STATION-Continued UNIFORM TABLES Ursa Minoris UTAH TERRITORY wires Wyoming Territory ΔΤ ΙΟ Ο.ΟΙ