 | 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 and the Quadrant... | |
 | 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 have the Sun... | |
 | J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...The declination of the sun is its distance from the equator north or south. Rule.— Find the sup's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian,...degree which stands over it is the sun's declination. Thei; turn the globe -from -west to east, and --toall tlu places that pass under that degree will the... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1811 - 388 pages
...XLVII. Given the sun's meridian altitude, and the day of the month, to find the latitude of the place. Rule. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to that part of the brass meridian which is numbered from the equator towards the poles ; then, if the... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1812 - 218 pages
...XL. Given the sun's meridian altitude, and the day of the month, to find the latitude of the place. RULE. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to that part of the brass meridian, which is numbered from the equator towards the poles ; then, if the... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1819 - 380 pages
...XLVII. Given the sun's meridian altitude, and the day of the month, to find the latitude of the place. Rule. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to that part of the brass meridian which is numbered from the equator towards the poles; then, if the... | |
 | 1820 - 352 pages
...declination,* and all those places where the sun will be vertical at noon that day. Find the sun's place on the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and the degree which stands over it is the SUD'S declination. Then turn the globe from west to east, and to all the places that pass under that... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 256 pages
...suns meridian altitude at any given place. Rule. — Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian : count the number of degrees contained on the meridian, between the horizon and the... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1822 - 158 pages
...and to point out the situations of the several stars. Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12; if the time be afternoon, turn the globe westward ; if in the forenoon, turn it... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 pages
...point out the situations of the several stars. f.'r Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; if the time be afternoon, turn the globe westward ; if in the forenoon, turn... | |
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Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index... 
