Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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The Longitude of the Goodsell Observatory * By MERTEN HASSE A determination of the longitude difference between two stations in- volves a comparison of the local sidereal times of the two stations at a given instant . Formerly , the ...
The Longitude of the Goodsell Observatory * By MERTEN HASSE A determination of the longitude difference between two stations in- volves a comparison of the local sidereal times of the two stations at a given instant . Formerly , the ...
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... longitude between the Goodsell Observ- atory ( meridian circle pier ) and the U.S. Naval Observatory is 1h 4m 205060803 The commonly accepted value for the longitude of the U.S. Naval Observatory west of Greenwich is 5h 8m 15 $ 78 This ...
... longitude between the Goodsell Observ- atory ( meridian circle pier ) and the U.S. Naval Observatory is 1h 4m 205060803 The commonly accepted value for the longitude of the U.S. Naval Observatory west of Greenwich is 5h 8m 15 $ 78 This ...
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... longitude of the point given from the longitude of the place in question ; multiply the result in degrees , taking the signs into acount , by the quantity under a for the star to be observed ; similarly , with the latitude , using b ...
... longitude of the point given from the longitude of the place in question ; multiply the result in degrees , taking the signs into acount , by the quantity under a for the star to be observed ; similarly , with the latitude , using b ...
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Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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