Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge on the star ; then the arch of the quadrant, intercepted... "
An Introduction to the Use of the Globes, and the Orery: Also, the ... - Page 35
by David Jennings - 1766 - 172 pages
Full view - About this book

An Easy Grammar of Geography: Intended as a Companion and Introduction to ...

J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...sun's place. PROBLEM I. — To find the latitude and longitude of any star* Rule. — Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge on the star ; then the arch of the quadrant, intercepted between the star and the ecliptic, shews its latitude:...
Full view - About this book

A Grammar of General Geography: For the Use of Schools and Young Persons ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 256 pages
...ecliptic. PROBLEM I. — To Jlnd the latitude and longitude of any star. * Rule. — Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge on the star; then the arch of the quadrant, intercepted between the star and the ecliptic, shows its latitude...
Full view - About this book

Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern: With an Atlas

Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1822 - 354 pages
...place. PROBLEM I.. To find the Latitude and Longitude of any given Star. Put the centre of the quadrant on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge...star ; then the arch of the quadrant, intercepted between the star and the ecliptic, shews its latitude : and the degree which the edge of the quadrant...
Full view - About this book

An Easy Grammar of Geography: For the Use of Schools, Upon Goldsmith's Much ...

Jacob Willetts - 1823 - 236 pages
...given star * Put the centre of the quadrant on tha pole of the ef liptic, and its graduated edge or. the given star, then the arch of the quadrant intercepted betwixt the star and the ecliptic shews its latitude, and the degree which the edge of the quadj-ant cuts on the ecliptic, is the degree...
Full view - About this book

A System of Universal Geography: On the Principles of Comparison ..., Issue 1

William Channing Woodbridge - 1827 - 496 pages
...Bull's south eye. , PROBLEM III.— To find the Latitude and Longitude of a Star. ' Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge on the star ; then the degree of the quadrant cut by the star is its latitude ; and the degree of the ecliptic...
Full view - About this book

Ancient Geography, as Connected with Chronology, and Preparatory to the ...

Emma Willard - 1827 - 104 pages
...south eye. PROBLEM III.— To find the Latitude and Longitude of a Star. Put the centre of the quadrunt of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge oti the star ; then the degree of* the quadrant cut by the star 18 its latitude ; and the degree of...
Full view - About this book

Woodbridge and Willard's Universal Geography ...: Accompanied by Modern and ...

William Channing Woodbridge - 1836 - 544 pages
...the Bull's south eye. PROBLEM III. — To find the Latitude and Longitude of a Star. ; Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic; and its graduated edge on the star; then the degree of the quadrant cut by the star is ils latitude; and the degree of the ecliptic...
Full view - About this book

Ancient Geography: As Connected with Chronology, and Preparatory to the ...

Emma Willard - 1835 - 526 pages
...the Bull's south eye. PROBLEM III. — To find the Latitude and Longitude of a Star. Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and its graduated edge on the star; then the degree of the quadrant cut bv the star is its latitude; and the degree of the ecliptic...
Full view - About this book

A System of Universal Geography on the Principles of Comparison ..., Volumes 1-2

William Channing Woodbridge - 1838 - 536 pages
...the Bull' t south eye. PROBLEM III. — To find the Latitude and Longitude of a Star. Put the centre of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and {it graduated edge on the star; then the degree of the quadrant cut by the star is Us latitude; and...
Full view - About this book

A system of geography, including also the elements of astronomy

Thomas Ewing (of Edinburgh.) - 1839 - 348 pages
...— To find the latitude and longitude of any given star (a). RULE. — Put the centre or 90th degree of the quadrant of altitude on the pole of the ecliptic, and let its graduated edge fall upon the star ; then the degree of the quadrant over the star is its latitude,...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF