Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Co-ordinates 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, First Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, in Charge. Dr. F. Kampf and J. H. Clark, Civilian Astronomical AssistantsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 - 82 pages |
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... reductions at sending and receiving stations Correction and rate of chronometers . Grouping of series of exchange of signals Personal equation Probable error . Resulting longitude . Reduction of the latitude observations Mean places of ...
... reductions at sending and receiving stations Correction and rate of chronometers . Grouping of series of exchange of signals Personal equation Probable error . Resulting longitude . Reduction of the latitude observations Mean places of ...
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... reductions at sending - station . 11. Grouping of series of exchange - signals , including means of single and serial results . 12. Personal equation . 13. Probable error by least squares . 14. Resulting longitude . 15. Reduction of the ...
... reductions at sending - station . 11. Grouping of series of exchange - signals , including means of single and serial results . 12. Personal equation . 13. Probable error by least squares . 14. Resulting longitude . 15. Reduction of the ...
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... reductions for both stations . Prof. W. A. Rogers , of Harvard College Observatory , computed the latitude - observations , and they were subsequently revised , partially recomputed , and formulated by Dr. Kampf . ( 7. ) TABULATION OF ...
... reductions for both stations . Prof. W. A. Rogers , of Harvard College Observatory , computed the latitude - observations , and they were subsequently revised , partially recomputed , and formulated by Dr. Kampf . ( 7. ) TABULATION OF ...
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... REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING - STATION - Continued . SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY , October 14 , 1872 . Name of Star . Capricorni . Delphini Groombridge 3241 a Cygni . μ Aquarii し 61 Cygni Cygni 12 - Year Cat . 1879 . · · Pegasi o Cephei ...
... REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING - STATION - Continued . SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY , October 14 , 1872 . Name of Star . Capricorni . Delphini Groombridge 3241 a Cygni . μ Aquarii し 61 Cygni Cygni 12 - Year Cat . 1879 . · · Pegasi o Cephei ...
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... REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING - STATION - Continued . SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY , October 16 , 1872 . Name of Star . π Capricorni ε Delphini . Groombridge 3241 a Cygni . μ Aquarii . 12 - Year Cat . , 1879 61 Cygni Cygni a Cephei . B Aquarii . ß ...
... REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING - STATION - Continued . SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY , October 16 , 1872 . Name of Star . π Capricorni ε Delphini . Groombridge 3241 a Cygni . μ Aquarii . 12 - Year Cat . , 1879 61 Cygni Cygni a Cephei . B Aquarii . ß ...
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61 Cygni 9 Draconis Adopted Aquarii Aquilæ astronomical August azimuth Capricorni Cephei Changed charge Cheyenne chron chronograph chronom chronometer circuit Clamp clear Cloudy Colo Colorado Springs Colorado Springs chronometer COLORADO TERRITORY connection Corrections Cygni Date Description Determination difference Draconis Engineers eter exchange final result Groom heavy Herculis hour July 30 late Latitude LATITUDE-OBSERVATIONS-Continued Level longitude Lyræ Mean Mean at 24h Mean for 17h Meridian Micrometer star minutes Name of Star nights Normal Equations observations Observations for Latitude.-Station October October 18 Ophiuchi pair Pegasi Piscium places probable error rain reading received record REDUCTION Remarks Sagittarii Salt Lake chron SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY shows Springs chron station SURVEYS TABLES OF TIME-REDUCTIONS TIME-REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING-STATION-Continued UNIFORM TABLES United Ursa UTAH TERRITORY values Washington Western wind wires Wyoming Territory
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| Title | Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Co-ordinates 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, First ... |
| Author | Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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