Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1861 |
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... measure in observation 5 as 14 , we have the following measures of the height of the promi- nence : - Height of A in seconds . Height of A No. Mean Time . in divisions . h m S 3 2 47 45 1'3 66 5 248 26 1'7 87 7 2 49 27 0'7 36 Let x be ...
... measure in observation 5 as 14 , we have the following measures of the height of the promi- nence : - Height of A in seconds . Height of A No. Mean Time . in divisions . h m S 3 2 47 45 1'3 66 5 248 26 1'7 87 7 2 49 27 0'7 36 Let x be ...
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... measures of distance from two stars . 5. With the R. A. and N.P.D. of the two stars , the distance between them was soon found , and the angle made by that distance with the meridian of one star . The three sides of the * See p . 26 ...
... measures of distance from two stars . 5. With the R. A. and N.P.D. of the two stars , the distance between them was soon found , and the angle made by that distance with the meridian of one star . The three sides of the * See p . 26 ...
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... measure of a temporary nature ; such , for instance , as the changes in the piers of the instrument , owing to the contraction of the sandstone ; but the results indicate also a permanent instrumental error , such as an irregularity in ...
... measure of a temporary nature ; such , for instance , as the changes in the piers of the instrument , owing to the contraction of the sandstone ; but the results indicate also a permanent instrumental error , such as an irregularity in ...
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... measures a diameter even smaller - that is , 8 " -91 . I propose to take a few more measures of this element ; but it is rather difficult , on account of the termination of Mercury's disk , which is always very bad , and seems to be ...
... measures a diameter even smaller - that is , 8 " -91 . I propose to take a few more measures of this element ; but it is rather difficult , on account of the termination of Mercury's disk , which is always very bad , and seems to be ...
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... measures , equatoreal diameter By mean of 6 measures , polar diameter = 10'09 = 9'72 The tremor was great , but the observations were taken with great care . Egress . Interior contact ...... Exterior contact ... h m 8 21 19 1440 G.M.T. ...
... measures , equatoreal diameter By mean of 6 measures , polar diameter = 10'09 = 9'72 The tremor was great , but the observations were taken with great care . Egress . Interior contact ...... Exterior contact ... h m 8 21 19 1440 G.M.T. ...
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