Outlines of AstronomyLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1851 - 661 sider |
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... latitudes — of longitudes . Conduct of a trigonometrical survey . Of maps . Projec tions of the sphere . Measurement of heights by the barometer CHAPTER V. OF URANOGRAPHY . - - Page 125 Construction of celestial maps and globes by ...
... latitudes — of longitudes . Conduct of a trigonometrical survey . Of maps . Projec tions of the sphere . Measurement of heights by the barometer CHAPTER V. OF URANOGRAPHY . - - Page 125 Construction of celestial maps and globes by ...
Side 41
... * , only remain for a short time above * We suppose our observer to be stationed in some northern latitude ; some where in Europe , for example . it , and disappear , after describing in sight only APPARENT DIURNAL MOTION . 41.
... * , only remain for a short time above * We suppose our observer to be stationed in some northern latitude ; some where in Europe , for example . it , and disappear , after describing in sight only APPARENT DIURNAL MOTION . 41.
Side 58
... latitude . This definition of latitude , it will be observed , is to be con- sidered as only temporary . A more exact knowledge of the physical structure and figure of the earth , and a better ac- quaintance with the niceties of ...
... latitude . This definition of latitude , it will be observed , is to be con- sidered as only temporary . A more exact knowledge of the physical structure and figure of the earth , and a better ac- quaintance with the niceties of ...
Side 59
... latitudes and longitudes of places which occur in them , without re- ferring to the globe or to books — or for other peculiar uses . See Chap . IV . ( 93. ) DEF . 10. The Tropics are two parallels of latitude , one on the north and the ...
... latitudes and longitudes of places which occur in them , without re- ferring to the globe or to books — or for other peculiar uses . See Chap . IV . ( 93. ) DEF . 10. The Tropics are two parallels of latitude , one on the north and the ...
Side 64
... latitudes and longi- tudes on the earth . It is for this reason that they term the equator of the heavens the ... latitude and longitude in their uranography , in speaking of arcs of circles not cor- responding to those meant by ...
... latitudes and longi- tudes on the earth . It is for this reason that they term the equator of the heavens the ... latitude and longitude in their uranography , in speaking of arcs of circles not cor- responding to those meant by ...
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Outlines of Astronomy John Frederick William Herschel,Sir John Frederick William Herschel Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1851 |
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Side 674 - A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art : Comprising the History, Description, and Scientific Principles of every Branch of Human Knowledge ; with the Derivation and Definition of all the Terms in General Use. Edited by WT BRANDE, FRSL and E.