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Page iii
... north and south in the plane of the meridian , was admirably adapted , without any altera- tion , to sustain the piers of the north and south collimators . The dimensions of the two piers of the instrument at the level of the flooring ...
... north and south in the plane of the meridian , was admirably adapted , without any altera- tion , to sustain the piers of the north and south collimators . The dimensions of the two piers of the instrument at the level of the flooring ...
Page iv
... north and the other on the south side of the western pier , supporting a con- necting horizontal rail running at a convenient height between the telescope and the graduated circle for protection of the observer . The uprights which ...
... north and the other on the south side of the western pier , supporting a con- necting horizontal rail running at a convenient height between the telescope and the graduated circle for protection of the observer . The uprights which ...
Page v
... north wall of the room , opposite to the western pier . As the Introduction to Mr. Carrington's Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars contains a very full and particular description of the instrument as it was used by him , it will be ...
... north wall of the room , opposite to the western pier . As the Introduction to Mr. Carrington's Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars contains a very full and particular description of the instrument as it was used by him , it will be ...
Page vii
... north collimator has a micro- meter moving the whole system of wires in the vertical direction , and the south collimator a micrometer moving its system of wires in the horizontal direction . SECTION II . - Reduction of the Observations ...
... north collimator has a micro- meter moving the whole system of wires in the vertical direction , and the south collimator a micrometer moving its system of wires in the horizontal direction . SECTION II . - Reduction of the Observations ...
Page viii
... north and south collimator - marks , and for measuring the angular space between the position of the line of col- limation and the position of the central wire as set for observation , or the Error of Collimation . This is always a ...
... north and south collimator - marks , and for measuring the angular space between the position of the line of col- limation and the position of the central wire as set for observation , or the Error of Collimation . This is always a ...
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Amount Angles of Position Apparent Error applied Aquarii Aquilæ Assumed Assumed value Assumed zero average Barom bluish Boötis Capricorni Centre Cephei cession Ceti Circle Cloudy Comet Concluded Scale Readings corrections determining Diameter direction Distances from Zero Equat feet fell Fraction given gives grass greater Groombr Groombridge halos Herculis Highest hour Inches July July 14 July 21 June June 23 Leonis Light Lowest Mags March Mean Mean Monthly Measures in Arc Miles month MOON'S Motion North Number of Obs Object observations Observatory Obsr Ophiuchi Overcast Pegasi Piazzi Piscium placed Polaris Quarter Radcliffe RADCLIFFE OBSERVATIONS Rain Readings reduce Scale Scale Divisions Seconds Self-Registering Sept Showers Sidereal Solar standard stars Table Tabular Tauri Transit unsteady Ursa Minoris Virginis Wind wires yellow Zero in Scale zero of position-circle
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Page 2 - Sin a in the direction of the Meridian and at right angles to it, being considered positive towards the North and East.
Page iv - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 1 - Equation for expressing in the usual periodic formulas the reading at any hour of the day reckoned from noon, in terms of the mean value and the hour of the day. The principal maximum values, both positive and negative, for each month as derived from the forementioned equation are as follows : — Month.
Page xli - A weighted arithmetic mean is obtained by multiplying each value by some non-negative weight before summation and then dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the weights.
Page xxvii - HUBBAKD has given a very simple table by which the values of log A, log B, log C, and log D as given in the Tab.
Page 95 - Right Ascensions and North Polar Distances of the Centre of the Sun. Oxford Mean Solar Time of Transit of Centre. RA Seconds of Tabular RA Apparent Error of Tabular RA N-.FD Seconds of Tabular NF D. Apparent Error of Tabular NI