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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Pagina vii
... stars on the globe . By laying down on paper all the principal constellations from the celestial globe , as directed in Problem CII ; rejecting such stars as are smaller than those of the fourth magnitude , and those constellations ...
... stars on the globe . By laying down on paper all the principal constellations from the celestial globe , as directed in Problem CII ; rejecting such stars as are smaller than those of the fourth magnitude , and those constellations ...
Pagina xii
... Star in the heavens , as the earth is to the in- habitants of the Equator , & c . viz . to illustrate the three posi- tions of the Sphere , Right , Parallel , and Oblique , so as to show the comparative length of the longest and ...
... Star in the heavens , as the earth is to the in- habitants of the Equator , & c . viz . to illustrate the three posi- tions of the Sphere , Right , Parallel , and Oblique , so as to show the comparative length of the longest and ...
Pagina xiii
... 255 . 257 260 CHAP . II . PROBLEMS PERFORMED BY THE CELESTIAL GLOBE . Problem 65. To find the right ascension and declination of the Sun or a Star , 264 Problem 66. To find the latitude and longitude of a CONTENTS . xiii.
... 255 . 257 260 CHAP . II . PROBLEMS PERFORMED BY THE CELESTIAL GLOBE . Problem 65. To find the right ascension and declination of the Sun or a Star , 264 Problem 66. To find the latitude and longitude of a CONTENTS . xiii.
Pagina xiv
... Stars Problem 71. To find when any Star , or Planet , will rise , come to the meridian , and set at any given place , Problem 72. To find the amplitude of any Star , its oblique as- cension and descension , and its diurnal arc , for any ...
... Stars Problem 71. To find when any Star , or Planet , will rise , come to the meridian , and set at any given place , Problem 72. To find the amplitude of any Star , its oblique as- cension and descension , and its diurnal arc , for any ...
Pagina xv
... Star , the latitude , and the hour , to find the Star's altitude and the day of the month . 295 Problem 96. The altitude of two Stars being given , to find the latitude of the place , 296 Problem 97. The meridian altitude of a known Star ...
... Star , the latitude , and the hour , to find the Star's altitude and the day of the month . 295 Problem 96. The altitude of two Stars being given , to find the latitude of the place , 296 Problem 97. The meridian altitude of a known Star ...
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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.