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" Sidereal Time. — Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars; or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is counted. "
The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac - Page 564
by United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office - 1906
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Surveyor's and Engineer's Companion: a Comcise Treatise on Mathematical ...

William Schmolz - 1859 - 196 pages
...Time. — Sklcral Time is measured by the daily motion of the stars, or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from...the- true right ascensions of the stars are counted. A Sideral Day is tho interval of time between the transit of the vernal equinox over any meridian,...
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Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th ..., Volume 9

United States. Congress. House - 1885 - 558 pages
...Time. — Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars; or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour-angle is called Sidereal...
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The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge: Containing All You Want to ...

William Ralston Balch - 1895 - 830 pages
...Time. Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars; or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from...the true right ascensions of the stars are counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour angle is called sidereal tinfe. Clocks regulated to...
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Congressional Serial Set

1895 - 578 pages
...Time. — Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars; or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour-angle is called Sidereal...
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Congressional Serial Set

1898 - 580 pages
...— -Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars; or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour-angle is called Sidereal...
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Bulletin, Volume 2, Issues 26-35

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1899 - 202 pages
...difference from mean time is called the equation of time. Sidereal time is measured by the stars, or rather, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is reckoned, called the vernal equinox. Two successive upper transits of the...
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Congressional Serial Set

1900 - 662 pages
...Sidereal time is measured by the daily motion of the stars, or rather, stating the matter more accurately, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from...the true right ascensions of the stars are counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour-angle is called the sidereal time. Astronomical clocks,...
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The American Nautical Almanac

1907 - 294 pages
...a knowledge of it is necessary for' converting true solar time into mean solar time, or rice versa. As the mean Sun is an imaginary body, mean solar time...the interval between two successive transits of the 1911 17 - [Alm !I1 257 vernal equinox over the same meridian. It is 3'" 55s.gog of mean solar time...
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The Mariners' Handbook: A Convenient Reference Book for Navigators ...

International Correspondence Schools - 1911 - 450 pages
...Sidereal time is the time measured by the daily motion of the stars; or for astronomical purposes, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from which the true right ascension of the stars is counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour angle is called sidereal...
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The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac

United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office - 1872 - 554 pages
...Time. — Sidereal Time is measured hy the daily motion of the'stars, or, as it is used by astronomers, by the daily motion of that point in the equator from...the true right ascensions of the stars are counted. This point is the vernal equinox, and its hour angle is called the Sidereal Time. Astronomical clocks...
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