 | Bernhardus Varenius - 1734 - Liczba stron: 464
...Latitude of 'the place ', to find the Hour for that Altitude. ELEVATE the Pole for that Latitude, and find the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic, and bring it to the Meridian ; then fixing the Quadrant of Altitude at the Zenith, and the Index at 12, move the Globe and the Quadrant... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1747 - Liczba stron: 574
...find the Place over -which tke Sun is 'vertical, on any given Day and Hour : FIND the Sun's Place, and bring it to the Meridian, and mark the Degree of Declination for the given Hourj then find thofe Places which have the Sun in the Meridian at that Moment; and among them, that... | |
 | C T. Watkins - 1810 - Liczba stron: 1056
...place over which tlie sun is vertical .in any given day or liour.-- Kind the sun's place, and bnn? it to the meridian, and mark the degree of declination for the given hour; then find those places which have the situ in the meridian at lint moment; and among them lhat which... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1811 - Liczba stron: 388
...Rule. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon, or to ten or twelve degrees below ; then look in the Ephemeris for that... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1812 - Liczba stron: 218
...day of the month, and the sun's amplitude, to find the latitude of the place of observation. RULE. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the eastern or western part of the horizon, (according as the eastern or western amplitude is given,) elevate... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1819 - Liczba stron: 380
...place. the pole so many degrees above the horizon as are eijual to the latitude of (he given place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the eastern semi-circle of the horizon ; the number of degrees from the sun's place to the east point of... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - Liczba stron: 256
...suns meridian altitude at any given place. Rule. — Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian : count the number of degrees contained on the meridian, between the horizon and the... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1822 - Liczba stron: 158
...and to point out the situations of the several stars. Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12; if the time be afternoon, turn the globe westward ; if in the forenoon, turn it... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - Liczba stron: 151
...point out the situations of the several stars. f.'r Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; if the time be afternoon, turn the globe westward ; if in the forenoon, turn... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - Liczba stron: 202
...to point out the situations of the several stars. Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place ; find * ; the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the me' ridian, and set the index to 12 ; if the time be afternoon, turn the glooe westward ; if in the... | |
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Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index... 
