On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Meridian Compression and Size of the Earth from Degrees of Meridian Figure of Earth from the Pendulum .. - - SECTION VII . - - 44 Parallax Lunar Parallax found from Direct Observation ยท Solar Parallax deduced from the Transit of Venus ...
... Meridian Compression and Size of the Earth from Degrees of Meridian Figure of Earth from the Pendulum .. - - SECTION VII . - - 44 Parallax Lunar Parallax found from Direct Observation ยท Solar Parallax deduced from the Transit of Venus ...
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... meridian ( N. 95 ) , gives the difference of the meri- dians in time , and , consequently , the longitude of the place of observation . The longitude is determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time ...
... meridian ( N. 95 ) , gives the difference of the meri- dians in time , and , consequently , the longitude of the place of observation . The longitude is determined with extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time ...
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... meridian , when compared with those computed for that of Greenwich , and given in the Nautical Almanac , furnish the longitude of the observer within a few miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the ...
... meridian , when compared with those computed for that of Greenwich , and given in the Nautical Almanac , furnish the longitude of the observer within a few miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the ...
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... meridian , when compared with those computed for that of Greenwich , and given in the Nautical Almanac , furnish the longitude of the observer within a few miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the ...
... meridian , when compared with those computed for that of Greenwich , and given in the Nautical Almanac , furnish the longitude of the observer within a few miles ( N. 95. ) From the lunar theory , the mean distance of the sun from the ...
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... Meridian Degrees of Meridian - Mensuration of a - Compression and Size of the Earth from Figure of Earth from the Pendulum . THE theoretical investigation of the figure of the earth and planets is so complicated , that neither the ...
... Meridian Degrees of Meridian - Mensuration of a - Compression and Size of the Earth from Figure of Earth from the Pendulum . THE theoretical investigation of the figure of the earth and planets is so complicated , that neither the ...
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