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" Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place, find the sun's place in the ecliptic and bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12. "
A grammar of geography, by J. Goldsmith - Page 212
by sir Richard Phillips - 1868
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A Compleat System of General Geography: Explaining the Nature and Properties ...

Bernhardus Varenius - 1734 - 464 pages
...Latitude of 'the place ', to find the Hour for that Altitude. ELEVATE the Pole for that Latitude, and find the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic, and bring it to the Meridian ; then fixing the Quadrant of Altitude at the Zenith, and the Index at 12, move the Globe...
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The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy,: Containing, I. The use of the ...

Benjamin Martin - 1772 - 492 pages
...the Place over which the Sun is vertical on any given Day and Hour. - In order to this, you are to find the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic, and bring it to the Meridian, and mark the Degree of Declination for the given Hour. After this, find thofe Places which...
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Institutes of mathematical geography for the use of schools

Thomas Hogg - 1806 - 130 pages
...the suns rising and setting, to any amplitude not exceeding 664-°. Rectify the globe for the given place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to tha meridian ; set the index of the horary circle to XII ; then bring the sun's place to the east side...
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An Easy Grammar of Geography: Intended as a Companion and Introduction to ...

J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...day is the sun vertical at Peru ? at Cnpe Comorin, irt the Ea«t Indies ? and to the river Amazons ? PROBLEM XIX. — To find the sun's meridian altitude...the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in tlie ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian: count the number of degrees contained cm the meridian,...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, Or, A Philosophical View of the ...

Thomas Keith - 1811 - 388 pages
...show the sun's declination when the day is an hour shorter than the given day. OR, Elevate the pole to the latitude of the place, find the sun's place in the ecliptic, bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to twelve; turn the globe westward...
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A Compendious Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and of Maps: Compiled from ...

John Lathrop - 1812 - 218 pages
...be visible at that hour. RULE. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon, as are equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic', bfinjj it to the brass meridian, and set the index rff the hour circle to twelve ; then, if the gjvrfrt...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the ...

Thomas Keith - 1819 - 380 pages
...will be visible at that hour. Rule. Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12 ; then, if the given time...
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A Grammar of General Geography: For the Use of Schools and Young Persons ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 256 pages
...day. Observe, The declination of the sun is its distance from the equator, north or south. Rule. — Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and the degree which stands over it is the sun's declination. Then turn the globe from west...
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Elements of Astronomy: For the Use of Schools and Academies : with Questions

John Hubbard Wilkins - 1822 - 158 pages
...the hour of sun-setting, and it will give the length of the day. 1. Rectify the globe (by Prob. XI.) for the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the eeliptic (by Prob. X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12; bring the sun's place...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: With Notes and Observations ...

James M'Intire - 1823 - 232 pages
...horizontal plane, where the surrounding horizon is uninterrupted by different objects, and elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic for the given day, bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12; then,...
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