A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and HeavensSamuel Wood & Sons, 1819 - 352 pagina's |
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... round and working a few problems , without understanding the principles on which their solutions are found- ed . Lessons thoroughly explained and clearly understood make a lasting impression on the student's memory , and will enable him ...
... round and working a few problems , without understanding the principles on which their solutions are found- ed . Lessons thoroughly explained and clearly understood make a lasting impression on the student's memory , and will enable him ...
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... round the celestial globe from 0 to 360 degrees . 10. The FIRST MERIDIAN is that from which geog- raphers begin to count the longitudes of places . In English maps and globes , the first meridian is a semicir- cle supposed to pass ...
... round the celestial globe from 0 to 360 degrees . 10. The FIRST MERIDIAN is that from which geog- raphers begin to count the longitudes of places . In English maps and globes , the first meridian is a semicir- cle supposed to pass ...
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... round the celestial globe . The longitude of the sun is what is called the sun's place on the terrestrial globe . 39. ALMACANTERS , OR PARALLELS OF ALTITUDE , are imaginary circles parallel to the horizon , and serve to show the height ...
... round the celestial globe . The longitude of the sun is what is called the sun's place on the terrestrial globe . 39. ALMACANTERS , OR PARALLELS OF ALTITUDE , are imaginary circles parallel to the horizon , and serve to show the height ...
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... round its axis , and consists of 23 hours , 56 minutes , 4 seconds . In elementary books of Astronomy and the globes , the learner is generally told , that the earth turns on its axis from west to east in 24 hours ; but the truth is ...
... round its axis , and consists of 23 hours , 56 minutes , 4 seconds . In elementary books of Astronomy and the globes , the learner is generally told , that the earth turns on its axis from west to east in 24 hours ; but the truth is ...
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... round the globe . In the time of Hipparchus , and the oldest astronomers , the equinoc- tial points were fixed in Aries and Libra ; but the signs which were then in conjunction with the sun . when he was in the equinox , are now a whole ...
... round the globe . In the time of Hipparchus , and the oldest astronomers , the equinoc- tial points were fixed in Aries and Libra ; but the signs which were then in conjunction with the sun . when he was in the equinox , are now a whole ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
analemma Answer antarctic circle appear Arcturus astronomers atmosphere axis azimuth body brass meridian Bring the given Cape centre climate compass constellation diameter difference distance diurnal diurnal motion earth east eastward ecliptic Elevate the pole English miles equal equator equinoctial equinox find the sun's fixed stars force frigid zone full moon given place globe westward heavens hence Hesiod high water horizon hour circle index has passed inhabitants Jupiter latitude length Libra London longest day longitude magnitude meridian altitude minutes month moon's morning motion night node north latitude north or south north pole number of degrees o'clock oblique descension observed orbit planet point Aries polar circle PROBLEM quadrant of altitude reckoning revolves round right ascension rise and set round the sun satellites set the index shadow south pole sun rises sun's altitude sun's declination sun's place supposed surface tides tion tude turn the globe twilight vapours Venus vertical
Populaire passages
Pagina 201 - Problem 12 : ihen elevate the pole as many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of that place, and bring it to the brass meridian ; so will it then be the zenith or centre of the horizon.
Pagina 196 - Spitzbergen, in latitude 76| north, be brought to that part of the brass meridian, which is numbered from the equator towards the poles, the...
Pagina 2 - The CELESTIAL GLOBE is an artificial representation of the heavens, on which the stars are laid down in their natural situations. The diurnal motion of this globe is from east to west, and represents the apparent diurnal motion of the sun, moon and stars. In using this globe, the student is supposed to be situated in the centre of it, and viewing the stars in the concave surface.
Pagina 211 - Or, find the latitude of the given place, and elevate the north or south pole, according as the latitude is north or south, so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude : find the sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob.
Pagina 282 - ... above it; let this mark be considered as the pole of the world, let the equinoctial represent the ecliptic, and let the...
Pagina 253 - Definition 2. The harvest moon, in south latitude, is the full moon which happens at, or near, the time of the vernal equinox; for, to the inhabitants of south latitude, whenever the moon is in 15?
Pagina 3 - The equator, when referred to the heavens, is called the equinoctial, because, when the sun appears in it, the days and nights are equal all over the world, viz., 12 hours each.
Pagina 99 - The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning, — no prospect of an end.
Pagina 169 - Find the longitude of the given place on the equator, bring it to that part of the brass meridian which is numbered from the equator towards the poles ; and then, under the given latitude, on the brass meridian, you will find the place required.