“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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Page 9
... sun's apparent motion in the ecliptic . 9. The names of the signs , with their corres- ponding characters , and the ... place upon the earth is supposed to have a meri- dian passing through it , though , to prevent confusion ...
... sun's apparent motion in the ecliptic . 9. The names of the signs , with their corres- ponding characters , and the ... place upon the earth is supposed to have a meri- dian passing through it , though , to prevent confusion ...
Page 14
... sun's place in the ecliptic . The seventh circle contains the equation of time , or the difference of time , shown by a well regulated clock and a correct sun - dial . When the clock ought to be faster than the dial , the number of ...
... sun's place in the ecliptic . The seventh circle contains the equation of time , or the difference of time , shown by a well regulated clock and a correct sun - dial . When the clock ought to be faster than the dial , the number of ...
Page 37
... 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 sun , which is usually called the sun's place in the ecliptic , is reckoned on the ecliptic from the point ...
... 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 sun , which is usually called the sun's place in the ecliptic , is reckoned on the ecliptic from the point ...
Page 39
... sun ? What is the oblique ascension of the sun ? What is the oblique descension of the sun ?. What is the ... Place being given , to find its Latitude and Longitude . RULE . Bring the given place to the graduated side of the ...
... sun ? What is the oblique ascension of the sun ? What is the oblique descension of the sun ?. What is the ... Place being given , to find its Latitude and Longitude . RULE . Bring the given place to the graduated side of the ...
Page 76
... sun's place , is the declination re- quired . The declination of the sun is either north or south , accord- ing as he is in the northern or southern hemisphere . Chap . II . Art . 9 . Or , by the Analemma . Bring the analemma to the ...
... sun's place , is the declination re- quired . The declination of the sun is either north or south , accord- ing as he is in the northern or southern hemisphere . Chap . II . Art . 9 . Or , by the Analemma . Bring the analemma to the ...
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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