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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... CHARGE . Dr. F. KAMPF and J. H. CLARK , CIVILIAN ASTRONOMICAL ASSISTANTS . WASHINGTON : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE . 1874 . 84938 . DE TABLE OF CONTENTS . Order of sequence. GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF ...
... CHARGE . Dr. F. KAMPF and J. H. CLARK , CIVILIAN ASTRONOMICAL ASSISTANTS . WASHINGTON : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE . 1874 . 84938 . DE TABLE OF CONTENTS . Order of sequence. GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF ...
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... Charge . Chief of Engineers , United States Army . - NOTE . The results from the observations made during the field - seasons of 1871 , 1872 , and 1873 , at the remaining primary stations , twenty - two in number , will appear in Volume ...
... Charge . Chief of Engineers , United States Army . - NOTE . The results from the observations made during the field - seasons of 1871 , 1872 , and 1873 , at the remaining primary stations , twenty - two in number , will appear in Volume ...
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... be correspondingly affected Respectfully , yours , Lieut . GEO . M. WHEELER , Corps of Engineers , in charge . JOHN H. CLARK . REPORT ON ASTRONOMICAL OPERATIONS , CONDUCTED DURING THE FIELD - 45 Resulting astronomical co-ordinates.
... be correspondingly affected Respectfully , yours , Lieut . GEO . M. WHEELER , Corps of Engineers , in charge . JOHN H. CLARK . REPORT ON ASTRONOMICAL OPERATIONS , CONDUCTED DURING THE FIELD - 45 Resulting astronomical co-ordinates.
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... charge , at Colorado Springs , Colorado Territory , during the field - season of 1873 . GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF STATION . Longitude 104 ° 49 ′ 15 ′′ .10 . Latitude = 38 ° 49 ′ 41 ′′ .67 . Colorado Springs is a town in El Paso County ...
... charge , at Colorado Springs , Colorado Territory , during the field - season of 1873 . GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF STATION . Longitude 104 ° 49 ′ 15 ′′ .10 . Latitude = 38 ° 49 ′ 41 ′′ .67 . Colorado Springs is a town in El Paso County ...
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... charge of the Western Union office , kindly assisted in sending the telegraphic signals . DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED . Observations were made by means of a combined transit - instrument number 28 , made by Würdemann . Its focal ...
... charge of the Western Union office , kindly assisted in sending the telegraphic signals . DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED . Observations were made by means of a combined transit - instrument number 28 , made by Würdemann . Its focal ...
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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