“The” New American Grammar Of The Elements Of Astronomy, On An Improved Plan: In Three Books. I. The Use Of The Terrestrial Globe In The Solution Of Geographical And Astronomical Problems II. The Use Of The Celestial Globe ... III. The Solar System, And The Firmament Of Fixed Stars ; The Whole Systematically Arranged and Scientifically Illustrated ; With Severeal Cuts And Engravings ; And Adapted To The Instruction Of Youth In Schools And AcademiesCollins And Hannay. No. 230 Pearl-street, 1831 - 375 pages |
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... oblique . 2. A right sphere is that position of the earth where the equator passes through the zenith and nadir , the poles being in the rational horizon . The inhabitants who have this position of the sphere live at the equator ; they ...
... oblique . 2. A right sphere is that position of the earth where the equator passes through the zenith and nadir , the poles being in the rational horizon . The inhabitants who have this position of the sphere live at the equator ; they ...
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... oblique sphere is that position of the earth in which the equator and all its parallels are un- equally divided by the horizon . This is the most common position of the sphere , or it is the situation which the earth has with respect to ...
... oblique sphere is that position of the earth in which the equator and all its parallels are un- equally divided by the horizon . This is the most common position of the sphere , or it is the situation which the earth has with respect to ...
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... Oblique ascension of the sun , or a star , is that degree of the equinoctial which rises with the sun , or a star , in an oblique sphere , and is likewise counted from the point Aries round the globe . 15. Oblique descension of the ...
... Oblique ascension of the sun , or a star , is that degree of the equinoctial which rises with the sun , or a star , in an oblique sphere , and is likewise counted from the point Aries round the globe . 15. Oblique descension of the ...
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... oblique ascen- sion , of the difference between the right and ob- lique descension ; and with respect to the sun , it is the time he rises before six o'clock in the summer , or sets before six in the winter . 17. The longitude of the ...
... oblique ascen- sion , of the difference between the right and ob- lique descension ; and with respect to the sun , it is the time he rises before six o'clock in the summer , or sets before six in the winter . 17. The longitude of the ...
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... oblique sphere , and what inhabitants of the globe have this position ? What inhabitants are called antæci to each other , and what do you observe with respect to their lati- tudes , longitudes , & c . ? What inhabitants are called ...
... oblique sphere , and what inhabitants of the globe have this position ? What inhabitants are called antæci to each other , and what do you observe with respect to their lati- tudes , longitudes , & c . ? What inhabitants are called ...
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American miles analemma angle aphelion apparent diameter appear Arcturus Aries astronomers axis azimuth body brazen meridian bring the given called celestial globe centre climate comet constellation days and nights difference diurnal motion earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial point equinox fixed stars given place globe westward greatest heavens heliacally hemisphere Hence Herschel horizon hour circle inferior conjunction inferior planets inhabitants Jupiter latitude length longest day longitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian altitude minutes moon nearly New-York node noon north or south north pole number of degrees o'clock oblique observed orbit parallax parallel of latitude passing perihelion polar circles principal stars Prob quadrant of altitude Rectify the globe remarkable stars retrograde revolution right ascension rising and setting satellites Saturn set the index sidereal solar south pole sun's declination sun's place superior planet supposed surface telescope terrestrial globe tion tude turn the globe twilight Venus zenith zone