Memoir on a New and Certain Method of Ascertaining the Figure of the Earth by Means of Occultations of the Fixed StarsR. and A. Taylor, 1819 - 44 pages |
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Memoir on a New and Certain Method of Ascertaining the Figure of the Earth ... Antonio Cagnoli,Francis Baily No preview available - 2009 |
Memoir on a New and Certain Method of Ascertaining the Figure of the Earth ... M. (Antonio) Cagnoli No preview available - 2012 |
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accurate alluded Année apparent path appears Appulse 60 arise Ascension and Declination astro astronomers Astronomical Society Barcelona Board of Longitude Cagnoli calculations chord circumstances compared Connaissance des Tems consequently cultations D's disc dark limb deduce determining the true different latitudes dura duration earth earth's axis earth's radius earth's surface effect emer ences Ephemerides equal errors Evaux feet FRANCIS BAILY hitherto hypotheses Ibid illuminated side immersion and emersion labours Latitude 70 length line MV longitude Maupertuis meridian Messier METHOD OF ASCERTAINING mode moon's disc moon's parallax nomy object oblate spheroid observations occultation of Aldebaran parallax of height perfect sphere perpendicular phænomenon Pingré plumb-line polar axis poles precise quantity present produce a difference proposed public attention purpose recent measurement rendered Right Ascension scientific semidiameter sion spect star's passing sufficient supposition telescope terrestrial radii tion true figure variation of curvature vation vertical circle Zodiacal stars