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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... wires are fixed to the same poles that , during heavy storms , the wires are brought in contact by oscillation , which was over- come in this case by connecting the two wires at an intermediate station , Denver , Colorado , upon the ...
... wires are fixed to the same poles that , during heavy storms , the wires are brought in contact by oscillation , which was over- come in this case by connecting the two wires at an intermediate station , Denver , Colorado , upon the ...
Page 81
... wires . In the transmission of signals the record is to be made upon the chronograph or register at the two places over a space of five minutes in time , the connecting or Salt Lake station sending for the first five minutes and the ...
... wires . In the transmission of signals the record is to be made upon the chronograph or register at the two places over a space of five minutes in time , the connecting or Salt Lake station sending for the first five minutes and the ...
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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