Report Upon the Determination of the Astronomical Coordinates 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 MeridianU.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 - 82 pages |
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... placed ; the chronometer being also placed there during the observations . The connection from the switch - board to the Western Union Tele- graph office was made by a line 600 feet in length , supported by the framework of the tent and ...
... placed ; the chronometer being also placed there during the observations . The connection from the switch - board to the Western Union Tele- graph office was made by a line 600 feet in length , supported by the framework of the tent and ...
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... placed at Denver , Colorado Territory ; one at Cheyenne , Wyoming Territory ; and one at Corinne , Utah : the length of the line being from Colorado Springs to Denver , 75 miles ; from Denver to Cheyenne , 106 miles ; from Cheyenne to ...
... placed at Denver , Colorado Territory ; one at Cheyenne , Wyoming Territory ; and one at Corinne , Utah : the length of the line being from Colorado Springs to Denver , 75 miles ; from Denver to Cheyenne , 106 miles ; from Cheyenne to ...
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12-Year Cat 21h local sidereal 30m local sidereal 50 Draconis 61 Cygni 9 Draconis Aquarii August bB aA cC Capricorni Cassiopeiæ Ceti Cheyenne chron chronograph chronom circuit Clamp Cloudy all day Colo Colorado Springs chronometer COLORADO TERRITORY Computations for Latitude Correction of chronometer Delphini eter final result Groom Groombridge 3241 Groombridge 4163 Half-sum of dec Herculis instrument July 28 July 30 Latitude of Cheyenne LATITUDE-OBSERVATIONS-Continued Level linations longitude Mean at 24h Mean for 17h Micrometer star Name of Star nights Normal Equations Number Half-sum O.II Observations for Latitude.-Station October 14 October 19 Pegasi personal equation Piscium probable error REDUCTION Remarks Right Ascension Sagittarii Salt Lake chron SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE OBSERVATORY Springs chron ß Lyræ TABLES OF TIME-REDUCTIONS Tabulation of Stars TIME-REDUCTIONS AT RECEIVING-STATION-Continued UNIFORM TABLES Ursa Minoris UTAH TERRITORY wires Wyoming Territory ΔΤ ΙΟ Ο.ΟΙ