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Page 123
... dash , seconds with two , and thirds with three , & c .; thus , 44 ° 10 ′ 12 ′′ 8 " are forty - four degrees , ten minutes , twelve seconds , eight thirds . 108. The ECLIPTIC is that circle which would be traced M 2 Use of the Globes . 123.
... dash , seconds with two , and thirds with three , & c .; thus , 44 ° 10 ′ 12 ′′ 8 " are forty - four degrees , ten minutes , twelve seconds , eight thirds . 108. The ECLIPTIC is that circle which would be traced M 2 Use of the Globes . 123.
Page 124
... ecliptic is merely drawn on the terrestrial globe for the convenience of working some of the problems : on the celestial globe it occupies the middle of the zodiac . 109. The ZODIAC is a space extending about eight degrees on either ...
... ecliptic is merely drawn on the terrestrial globe for the convenience of working some of the problems : on the celestial globe it occupies the middle of the zodiac . 109. The ZODIAC is a space extending about eight degrees on either ...
Page 126
... ecliptic , north or south , and is counted towards the pole of the ecliptic . The sun , being always in the ecliptic , has no latitude . 123. The LONGITUDE OF A CELESTIAL BODY is reckoned on the ecliptic , from the first point of Aries ...
... ecliptic , north or south , and is counted towards the pole of the ecliptic . The sun , being always in the ecliptic , has no latitude . 123. The LONGITUDE OF A CELESTIAL BODY is reckoned on the ecliptic , from the first point of Aries ...
Page 128
... ecliptic , & c . , intersected by the bra- zen meridian , may be read off with equal correctness and fa- cility by a similar application of the index card , Rule . Revolve the globe on its axis , till 128 Problems on the Terrestrial Globe .
... ecliptic , & c . , intersected by the bra- zen meridian , may be read off with equal correctness and fa- cility by a similar application of the index card , Rule . Revolve the globe on its axis , till 128 Problems on the Terrestrial Globe .
Page 136
... ecliptic ) and declination for any given days ; also , all those places to which he will be ver- tical on that day . - Rule . Look for the given day in the circle of months on the horizon , against which , in the circle earth's rotation ...
... ecliptic ) and declination for any given days ; also , all those places to which he will be ver- tical on that day . - Rule . Look for the given day in the circle of months on the horizon , against which , in the circle earth's rotation ...
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ancient Archipelago Asia Austria axis belong Black Sea brass meridian brazen meridian Britain British called Cape capital central Africa chief city chief seat chief towns China circle commercial city contains Despotism divided duchy earth east eastern ecliptic Egypt Elevate the pole empire England equator Europe European extensive famous fertile following places France frigid zone Germany given place Gulf heavens Hindostan Holland horizon hour India inhabitants Ireland island Isles Italy kingdom kingdom of Holland lake land large river largest latitude London longest day longitude Mahometan monarchy moon mountains Niger North America north or south northern Nubia number of degrees Ocean Pacific Ocean Persia Peru planet point of Aries population port PROBLEM pron province quadrant right ascension Russia Scotland sea-port situated southern Spain star straits strong town sun's place Tartary territory trade tribes tropics Turkey turn the globe western coast zenith
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Page 120 - The sixth contains the days of the month, answering to each degree of the sun's place in the ecliptic.
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Page 138 - Rule. — Find the place to which the sun is vertical at the given time (by Prob.
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Page 125 - To find the distance on a great circle between any two places. Rule. — Lay the graduated edge of the Quadrant of Altitude * over both places ; the degrees on the quadrant comprehended between the two places multiplied by 60 will give their distance in geographical miles, or, if multiplied by 69-2, will give the distance in English miles.
Page 132 - Index to twelve; bring the sun's place to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of...
Page 9 - Those which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the bare eye.
Page 135 - Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon...
Page 145 - To find how many hours any star u above the horizon of any given place, or the length oj its diurnal arc at that place. Rule. — Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; bring the star to the eastern edge of the horizon, and set the index to twelve ; turn the globe westward till the star comes to the western edge of the horizon, and the number of hours passed over by the index is the length of the diurnal arc of that star.