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ZP 39° 04', the Co-latitude; the An gle P 30° 00'; and the Side C P (= ACAP20° 34′ +90) = 110° 34'; to find the Side C Z, the Co-altitude required; which is done by

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Cafe 4, thus. The Segment LP is found as in the foregoing Cafe of this Problem to be 35° 06′; hence CL will be 75° 28'. Then fay,

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Whofe Complement to a Quadrant is BC = 130 46', and is the Altitude of the Sun, for the given Time and Declination.

Cafe 3. Suppofe the Declination North 20° 34 as before, but the Time 5 in the Morning, or 7 at Night; I demand the Altitude of the Sun for those Moments in the Latitude of Chichester 50% 561?

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By thefe Data, conftruct the Scheme,

and you will have formed the Oblique Triangle C P Z,

wherein there will be given the Side ZP= 39° 04'; the Side CP 69° 26; and the Angle included ZPC 105° 00'; to find the Side ZC, the Complement of

the Altitude required.

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Let fall the Perpendicular Z L on the Side CP continued out; and then to find PL, fay by Case 4, and Analogy to Variety 1.

As Radius

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Is to the Co-fine of P 105° 00'
So is the Tangent of Z P =

To the Tangent of P L =

To which add

The Sum is

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CP=

39° 047

II 52
69° 26'

CL 81° 18'

Now fay again;

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As the Co-fine of PL=11° 52' Co. Ar. 0.0093810

Is to the Co-fine P Z = 39° 04′

So is the Co-fine of C L = 81° 18'

To the Co-fine of C Z = 83° 07'

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Or the Sine of BC= 69 53' Altitude of the

Sun required.

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PROBLEM VI.

The Latitude of the Place, Declination and Altitude of the Sun being given, to find the Hour of the Day.

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CZ P, in which there is given all the three Sides; for the Side C Z = 38° 25'

38° 25' the Co-altitude; the the Co-latitude; and the

Side Z P = 39° 04′

Side C P 69° 26'

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the Co-declination; to find

the Angle at P= the Hour from Noon when the

Obfervation was made.

This is done by Cafe 5, or Theorem 39, thus.

Here it is CPZP AM = 30° 22'

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Then

Then (the Sine of C P = 69° 261 Co. Ar. 0.0286016 the Sine of Z P = 39° 04′ Co. Ar. 0.2005049

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CZ+AM

= 34°24′
34 24

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9.7520231

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2

4° 01' 8.8453874

18.8265170

The of which is the Sine of P = 15o 9.4132585 The Double whereof is 30° P, the Angle of the Hour fought.

This 30° reduced into Time gives juft two Hours, fo that the Obfervation was made either at 10 aClock in the Morning, or at 2 in the Afternoon.

After this Manner the Angle P of the Hour may be found when the Sun hath South Declination, as in the Triangle to Cafe 2 of the last Problem; and alfo if the Time be before fix in the Morning, or after fix at Night, as in Cafe 3, of the foregoing Problem; fuppofing all the three Sides given there as here.

PPOBLEM XVII.

Given the Latitude, Declination and Altitude of the Sun, to find his Azimuth.

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38° 25', and Z P = 39° 04′; Whence we find the Angle at Z the Azimuth, as the Angle P was found in the laft Problem; but for Variety's fake, I fhall here ufe the Method by a Perpendicular, according to Prob. 5, of Chap. 18. Making therefore Z P the Bafe, the Perpendicular let fall thereon is CI; and let LZ = Ì M; then say,

As the Tang. of ZP=19° 32 Co. Ar. 0.4500489 To the Tang of CZ+CP=53° 55′ 10.1374113 So is the Tang. of CZ-CP=15° 31′ 9.4434786 To the Tangent of PM 47° 02′ 10.0309388

Hence P M 94° 04'; wherefore P M-Z P= ZM 55° 00'; and the half of Z M is ZL=27° 30′ Therefore in the Right-angled Triangle L Z C there's given the Side C Z = 38° 25', and LZ= 27° 30', to find the Angle LZ C = the Azimuth from the South. Thus

As the Tangent of C Z = 38° 251 To the Tangent of LZ 27° 30 So is Radius

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To the Co-fine of LZC = 48° 59′

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Wherefore the Angle CZ P=131° 01'; and confequently the Azimuth of the Sun, or Point of the Compafs he is then upon, is 3 Points nearly from 1/1/10 the Eaft towards the South; that is, on the Point SE and by E in the Morning; or SW and by Win the Afternoon.

Thus alfo may the Azimuth be found for a South Declination, and for any Time of the Day.

This Problem is very ufeful to a Diallift, in finding the Plane's Declination; and to the Navigator in

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