 | Richard Turner - 1787 - 88 pages
...what Hour the Sun rifes and fets any Day in the Year; and alfo upon what Point of the Compafs. Redtify the Globe for the Latitude of the Place you are in ; bring the Sun's Place to the Meridian, and fet the Index to 12 ; then turn the Sun's Place to the Eaflern Edge of the Horizon, and the Index will... | |
 | Thomas Hogg - 1806 - 130 pages
...for every day of her age. H PROB. XXV. • Tofind the time when the Moon rises. Rectify the globe, bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to XII; then find the moon's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the east side of the horizon ; the... | |
 | Benjamin Workman - 1809 - 218 pages
...Terrestrial Globe, at what Hour t'ue Sun rises and sets, on any given day in the Tear ; and also upon -what point of the Compass. Rectify the globe for...sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to XII ; then . turn the. sun's place to the eastern edge of'tbe horizon, and the index will point to... | |
 | Richard Turner - 1810 - 384 pages
...fun rifei and fcts any day in the year ; and, alfo upon •fvbat point of the cvftipii/s'. Refltfy the globe for the latitude of the place you are in ; bring the fun's place to the meridian, and fet the index to 12, then turn, the fun's place to the eaftern fide... | |
 | George Adams - 1812 - 586 pages
...PROBLEM ix. To find at what hour the sun rises and sets any day in the year, at any place, and also upon what point of the compass. Rectify the globe for the latitude of the given place ; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and bring the XII to the meridian ; then turn... | |
 | Eliza Roberts - 1813 - 408 pages
...Sitn rises or sets, any Day in • tile Year,' and also upon elicit Point of the Compass. Rectify ths Globe for the latitude of the place you are in ; bring the Sun's place for the day given to the brass meridian, and set the index to XII; then turn the sun's place to the... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 382 pages
...what hour the sun rises and sets any day in the ytar ; and aha upon what point of the compass. Reftify the globe for the latitude of the place you are in ; bring the fun's place to the meridian, and fet the index to nj then turn the fun's place to the eaftern edge... | |
 | Jacob Willetts - 1815 - 228 pages
...meridian. • Rectify the globe to the latitude of the place, bring tue sui/s place in the ecliptic to the meridian, and set the index to 12. Then turn the globe till the given body comes to the eastern part of the horizon, and the index shews the tim-" of... | |
 | John Greig - 1816 - 224 pages
...tojind the hour of the night.* Rectify the globe for the latitude, fix the quadrant in the zenith, bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to the upper XII, move the globe and quadrant till the star's centre coincide with the altitude on the... | |
 | Edward Bruce (bookseller.) - 1821 - 418 pages
...duration of twilight at any place, on any given day. 1. Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place, bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to 12. 2. Turn the globe till the sun's place be just 18° below the horizon, and the index will shew the... | |
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... to the brass meridian, and set the index to 12; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the wooden horizon, and the index will point... 
