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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... chronometer after the mean of the wires is cor- 0 rected for rate and level . To = adopted mean error of chronometer . STT - 1.Т. Terror of the chronometer . v = difference between mean final correction of chronometer and T. REPORT ON ...
... chronometer after the mean of the wires is cor- 0 rected for rate and level . To = adopted mean error of chronometer . STT - 1.Т. Terror of the chronometer . v = difference between mean final correction of chronometer and T. REPORT ON ...
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... corrections and the rate of the chronometers used at Cheyenne and Salt Lake City : CHEYENNE . -NEGUS 1499 . Local Date . Correction of chronometer . sidereal hour . Rate per hour . 1872 . October 5 h . h . m . S. 22.50 I 52 55.725 ...
... corrections and the rate of the chronometers used at Cheyenne and Salt Lake City : CHEYENNE . -NEGUS 1499 . Local Date . Correction of chronometer . sidereal hour . Rate per hour . 1872 . October 5 h . h . m . S. 22.50 I 52 55.725 ...
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... corrections of the chronometer , the following table shows the corrections and the adopted rates of the chronometers used at Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City : 9 NEGUS 1491 . Date . Local sidereal hour . Correction of chronometer ...
... corrections of the chronometer , the following table shows the corrections and the adopted rates of the chronometers used at Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City : 9 NEGUS 1491 . Date . Local sidereal hour . Correction of chronometer ...
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21 Cassiopeiæ 21h local sidereal 30m local sidereal 50 Draconis 61 Cygni 9 Draconis Aquilæ August azimuth bB aA CC Capricorni Ceti Cheyenne chron chronograph chronom Clamp Cloudy all day Colo Colorado Springs chronometer Colorado Springs Salt COLORADO TERRITORY Computations for Latitude Date Delphini Draconis 38 eter final result Groom Groombridge 3241 Groombridge 4163 Half-sum of dec July 28 July 30 July 31 Latitude of Cheyenne LATITUDE-OBSERVATIONS-Continued Level linations longitude Mean at 21h Mean for 19h Microm Micrometer star Name of Star nights Normal Equations Number Half-sum Observations for Latitude October 18 Pegasi Piscium probable error REDUCTION Remarks Right ascension Sagittarii Salt Lake chron SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY Springs chron Springs Salt Lake ẞ Aquarii ẞ Cephei ẞ Lyræ station TABLES OF TIME-REDUCTIONS TIME-REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING-STATION-Continued UNIFORM TABLES Ursæ Minoris UTAH TERRITORY wires Wyoming Territory δε ΔΤ