A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and HeavensSamuel Wood & Sons, 1819 - 352 Seiten |
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... surface , caused by Floods , Earthquakes , etc. together with the Elementary Principles of Meteorology , and Astronomy , the Theory of the Tides , etc. PRECEDED BY An extensive Selection of Astronomical and other Definitions ; and ...
... surface , caused by Floods , Earthquakes , etc. together with the Elementary Principles of Meteorology , and Astronomy , the Theory of the Tides , etc. PRECEDED BY An extensive Selection of Astronomical and other Definitions ; and ...
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... surfaces of the terrestrial globe , no in- tercourse could be carried on with the inhabitants of distant re- gions , and ... surface , more correctly than a map . Had the ancients paid no attention to the motions of the heavenly bodies ...
... surfaces of the terrestrial globe , no in- tercourse could be carried on with the inhabitants of distant re- gions , and ... surface , more correctly than a map . Had the ancients paid no attention to the motions of the heavenly bodies ...
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... surface ; if the places on the terrestrial globe , and the stars on the celestial , be accurately laid down and distinctly and clearly engraven , it is of little consequence of what materials the frame is made . The best globes are ...
... surface ; if the places on the terrestrial globe , and the stars on the celestial , be accurately laid down and distinctly and clearly engraven , it is of little consequence of what materials the frame is made . The best globes are ...
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... surface . 3. The AXIS OF THE EARTH ( See Plate I. * Fig . I. and II . ) is an imaginary line passing through the centre of it , upon which it is supposed to turn , and a- bout which all the heavenly bodies appear to have a diurnal ...
... surface . 3. The AXIS OF THE EARTH ( See Plate I. * Fig . I. and II . ) is an imaginary line passing through the centre of it , upon which it is supposed to turn , and a- bout which all the heavenly bodies appear to have a diurnal ...
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... surface of the sea ; the utmost extent of his view , upon the earth or the sea , would be about three miles . Thus , if h be the height of the eye above the surface of the sea , and d the diameter of the earth in feet , then d + hxh ...
... surface of the sea ; the utmost extent of his view , upon the earth or the sea , would be about three miles . Thus , if h be the height of the eye above the surface of the sea , and d the diameter of the earth in feet , then d + hxh ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
analemma Answer antarctic circle appear Arcturus astronomers atmosphere axis azimuth body brass meridian Bring the given Cape centre climate compass constellation diameter difference distance diurnal diurnal motion earth east eastward ecliptic Elevate the pole English miles equal equator equinoctial equinox find the sun's fixed stars force frigid zone full moon given place globe westward heavens hence Hesiod high water horizon hour circle index has passed inhabitants Jupiter latitude length Libra London longest day longitude magnitude meridian altitude minutes month moon's morning motion night node north latitude north or south north pole number of degrees o'clock oblique descension observed orbit planet point Aries polar circle PROBLEM quadrant of altitude reckoning revolves round right ascension rise and set round the sun satellites set the index shadow south pole sun rises sun's altitude sun's declination sun's place supposed surface tides tion tude turn the globe twilight vapours Venus vertical
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Seite 201 - Problem 12 : ihen elevate the pole as many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of that place, and bring it to the brass meridian ; so will it then be the zenith or centre of the horizon.
Seite 196 - Spitzbergen, in latitude 76| north, be brought to that part of the brass meridian, which is numbered from the equator towards the poles, the...
Seite 2 - The CELESTIAL GLOBE is an artificial representation of the heavens, on which the stars are laid down in their natural situations. The diurnal motion of this globe is from east to west, and represents the apparent diurnal motion of the sun, moon and stars. In using this globe, the student is supposed to be situated in the centre of it, and viewing the stars in the concave surface.
Seite 211 - Or, find the latitude of the given place, and elevate the north or south pole, according as the latitude is north or south, so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude : find the sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob.
Seite 282 - ... above it; let this mark be considered as the pole of the world, let the equinoctial represent the ecliptic, and let the...
Seite 253 - Definition 2. The harvest moon, in south latitude, is the full moon which happens at, or near, the time of the vernal equinox; for, to the inhabitants of south latitude, whenever the moon is in 15?
Seite 3 - The equator, when referred to the heavens, is called the equinoctial, because, when the sun appears in it, the days and nights are equal all over the world, viz., 12 hours each.
Seite 99 - The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning, — no prospect of an end.
Seite 169 - Find the longitude of the given place on the equator, bring it to that part of the brass meridian which is numbered from the equator towards the poles ; and then, under the given latitude, on the brass meridian, you will find the place required.