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... poles of the horizon ( the zenith and nadir ) . The Prime Vertical is a vertical circle passing through the East and West points . The Meridian is a vertical circle passing through the North and South points . ( c ) POINTS . - These are ...
... poles of the horizon ( the zenith and nadir ) . The Prime Vertical is a vertical circle passing through the East and West points . The Meridian is a vertical circle passing through the North and South points . ( c ) POINTS . - These are ...
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... Poles and the Equinoxes . The Celestial Poles are the points where the axis of the earth extended pierces the Celestial Sphere , and are the extremities of the celestial axis , just as the poles ... Pole , measured on a vertical SPACE . 39.
... Poles and the Equinoxes . The Celestial Poles are the points where the axis of the earth extended pierces the Celestial Sphere , and are the extremities of the celestial axis , just as the poles ... Pole , measured on a vertical SPACE . 39.
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Joel Dorman Steele. the distance from the Pole , measured on a vertical circle . The Equinoctial System is largely ... Poles of the 40 INTRODUCTION .
Joel Dorman Steele. the distance from the Pole , measured on a vertical circle . The Equinoctial System is largely ... Poles of the 40 INTRODUCTION .
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Joel Dorman Steele. ( c ) The POINTS are the Poles of the Ecliptic , the Equinoxes , and the Solstices . The Poles of the Ecliptic are the points where the axis of the earth's orbit meets the Celestial Sphere . ( Little used . ) The ...
Joel Dorman Steele. ( c ) The POINTS are the Poles of the Ecliptic , the Equinoxes , and the Solstices . The Poles of the Ecliptic are the points where the axis of the earth's orbit meets the Celestial Sphere . ( Little used . ) The ...
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... pole requires twenty - eight days . One spot was noticed which had a motion three times greater than that of clouds driven along by the most violent hurricane . Again , immense cyclones occasionally pass over the surface with fearful ...
... pole requires twenty - eight days . One spot was noticed which had a motion three times greater than that of clouds driven along by the most violent hurricane . Again , immense cyclones occasionally pass over the surface with fearful ...
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