Popular Astronomy, Volume 59Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1951 |
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Page 75
... error of " .006 . Part of this error , about " .004 , is due to the per- sonal error of the measurer ; it affects the distances rather than the posi- tion angles . As a rule the error in orientation arising from inaccuracies in the ...
... error of " .006 . Part of this error , about " .004 , is due to the per- sonal error of the measurer ; it affects the distances rather than the posi- tion angles . As a rule the error in orientation arising from inaccuracies in the ...
Page 178
... error ) for the night error , while the average accidental plate error , which includes film , image , and measurement errors , amounts to " .0274 ( p.e. ) when reduced to unit weight . " Plate error and night error combine into an error ...
... error ) for the night error , while the average accidental plate error , which includes film , image , and measurement errors , amounts to " .0274 ( p.e. ) when reduced to unit weight . " Plate error and night error combine into an error ...
Page 181
... error . The least squares solutions are carried out for the differential corrections , which afterwards are added to the provisional values , to yield the final values of c , μ , and π . All calculations are carried out in units of ...
... error . The least squares solutions are carried out for the differential corrections , which afterwards are added to the provisional values , to yield the final values of c , μ , and π . All calculations are carried out in units of ...
Contents
JOHN LESLIE COMRIE 18931950 CHARLES H SMILEY | 115 |
LONGFOCUS PHOTOGRAPHIC ASTROMETRY CONTINUED | 129 |
GALILEO THE ASTRONOMER GEORGIO ABETTI | 138 |
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