 | Bernhardus Varenius - 1734 - 464 pages
...Latitude of 'the place ', to find the Hour for that Altitude. ELEVATE the Pole for that Latitude, and find the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic, and bring it to the Meridian ; then fixing the Quadrant of Altitude at the Zenith, and the Index at 12, move the Globe... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1772 - 492 pages
...the Place over which the Sun is vertical on any given Day and Hour. - In order to this, you are to find the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic, and bring it to the Meridian, and mark the Degree of Declination for the given Hour. After this, find thofe Places which... | |
 | Thomas Hogg - 1806 - 130 pages
...the suns rising and setting, to any amplitude not exceeding 664-°. Rectify the globe for the given place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to tha meridian ; set the index of the horary circle to XII ; then bring the sun's place to the east side... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1811 - 388 pages
...place and the day of the month, to Jind what planets will be above the horizon after .sun setting. Rule. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon...the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon, or to ten or twelve degrees below ; then look in the Ephemeris for that... | |
 | J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...given place. Rule. — Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in tlie ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian: count the number of degrees contained cm the meridian, between the horizuii and the sun's place, which is the latitude required. Ex.— Thus,... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1812 - 218 pages
...the month, to find -what planets -will be above the horizon after sun setting: RULE. Elevate the pale so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to...the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon, or to ten dr twelve degrees below ; then look in the Ephemeris for that... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1819 - 380 pages
...the place and the day of the month, tofind what planets will be above the horizon after sun-setting. Rule. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon...the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon, or to ten or twelve degrees below ; then look in the ephemeris for that... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1821 - 206 pages
...1st of December 1805? their longitudes being as follow : $ 8' 22° 30' y. 8' 15° 27' d 's longitude RULE. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon...the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon, or to ten or twelve degrees below ; then look in the Ephemeris for that... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 256 pages
...day. Observe, The declination of the sun is its distance from the equator, north or south. Rule. — Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and the degree which stands over it is the sun's declination. Then turn the globe from west... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1822 - 158 pages
...that time at the place ; and to point out the situations of the several stars. Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12; if the time be afternoon, turn the globe westward ; if in the forenoon,... | |
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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... 
