An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In Two Parts. The First Containing, a Clear and Compendious View of the Theory; the Second, a Number of Practical Problems. To which are Added, Solar, Lunar, and Other Astronomical Tables ...Kimber & Sharpless, 1842 - 471 pages |
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affirmative altitude apparent diameter ARGUMENT ascension and declination astronomical axis body called celestial sphere centre comet computed consequently corrected corresponding Cotang Diff difference disc diurnal motion dominical letter earth eclipse equal equator equatorial parallax Evection fixed star formulæ full moon given place greatest Greenwich heliocentric Hence horizon horizontal parallax hour angle hourly motion interval Jupiter logarithm longitude and latitude mean anomaly mean longitude Mercury meridian motion in longitude Nautical Almanac nearly node noon nutation obliquity observed obtained parallax parallel perigee perihelion period perpendicular planet pole position quantity radius vector refraction retrograde motion revolution right ascension satellites semidiameter shadow sidereal sine solar subtract sun's longitude sun's mean surface tang tangent telescope tion triangle true true longitude tude values Venus vernal equinox visible zenith distance