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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Page 13
... possible objection to it for the purpose to which we apply it is that the sulphate is a little slow to act , particularly in cold weather . ( 6. ) CONNECTIONS . The observatory was west of the telegraph - office , and the main ...
... possible objection to it for the purpose to which we apply it is that the sulphate is a little slow to act , particularly in cold weather . ( 6. ) CONNECTIONS . The observatory was west of the telegraph - office , and the main ...
Page 45
... possible , also , that the longitude of Salt Lake may be changed when the observations made last October at Detroit and Ogden by the United States Lake Survey and your expedition respectively are computed . In such an event , of course ...
... possible , also , that the longitude of Salt Lake may be changed when the observations made last October at Detroit and Ogden by the United States Lake Survey and your expedition respectively are computed . In such an event , of course ...
Page 80
... possible , and will follow such other instructions that may , from time to time , be given . This station will be changed during the season , probably in the month of August , to the United States engineer observatory , to be ...
... possible , and will follow such other instructions that may , from time to time , be given . This station will be changed during the season , probably in the month of August , to the United States engineer observatory , to be ...
Page 81
... possible ; and great care should be taken that both observers shall be on hand simultaneously , so that as little delay as possible shall ensue in the use of the telegraph - wires . In the transmission of signals the record is to be ...
... possible ; and great care should be taken that both observers shall be on hand simultaneously , so that as little delay as possible shall ensue in the use of the telegraph - wires . In the transmission of signals the record is to be ...
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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