 | Charles William Hackley - 1838 - 338 pages
...is continually varying, both for the sun and moon, in consequence of the variation of the distance, is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. But in the case of the moon the semidiameter itself requires a small correction depending upon the... | |
 | John Gummere - 1842 - 516 pages
...of the other and the equation of time, T = T' + ES' — EH and T' = T + EH~ES' The equation of time is given in the Nautical almanac, for every day in the year, with instructions whether to add or subtract in changing one time to the other. 172. Times at which... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - 1851 - 524 pages
...varying both for the sun and moon, in consequence of the variation of their distance from the earth, is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year.* But in the case of the moon the semidiameter itself requires a small correction depending upon the... | |
 | John Gummere - 1857 - 526 pages
...Consequently, A + tm — (A1 + tm') 3600 _* or, 3600* = A - A' + (m - m') t. IT , A - A' Hence' ' =3600 - (m - m') is given in the Nautical Almanac for every...its passage over the meridian. For a fixed star, m = o, and the formula becomes, A -A' t — 3600 + m' 220. To find the time of the moon's rising or setting.... | |
 | John Radford Young - 1873 - 226 pages
...0 31 NOTE. — The mean time of the meridian passage of each of the planets, and also of the moon, is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. (8ee Table at p. 120 of the Nautical Astronomy.) If a planet be favorable for observation, and there... | |
 | Henry Law - 1884 - 568 pages
...31 AH, NOTE. — The mean time of the meridian passage of each of the planets, and also of the moon, is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. (See Table at p. 120 of the Nautical Astronomy.) If a planet be favorable for observation, and there... | |
 | William Mitchell Gillespie - 1887 - 722 pages
...refraction must be provided for. 472. Declination. The declination of the sun at noon at Greenwich, England, is given in the "Nautical Almanac" for every day in the year, together with the hourly change in declination. the difference of time corresponding to difference... | |
 | Forest Ray Moulton - 1902 - 412 pages
...the curve known as the earth's orbit. The position of the sun with respect to the center of the earth is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. Since the cometsare the bodies to which this theory will be applied it will be assumed at once that... | |
 | Forest Ray Moulton - 1902 - 414 pages
...the curve known as the earth's orbit. The position of the sun with respect to the center of the earth is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. Since the comets are the bodies to which this theory will be applied it will be assumed at once that... | |
 | William Hughes - 1908 - 942 pages
...by observations of the sun, moon, and the principal stars, the declination (ie, latitude) of which is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year. Provided with a Cffrnf-ass, *. chronometer, and a sextant— the latter an instrument for making minutely.... | |
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Hence, t — 0/,nn — -, -r\ 8600 — (m — m') is given in the Nautical Almanac for every day in the year, It may easily be found for any other meridian by proportion. 
