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a₁ ascension of mean azimuth b₁ celestial equator celestial meridian circle of altitude circle of declination colatitude computed Construct a figure corrected cosec Crown 8vo dist earth east EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE find by calculation find the latitude formula Given the altitude Greenwich date Greenwich mean heavenly body horizontal parallax Let NWSE represent mean solar meridian altitude moon Nautical Almanac Navigation NZS the celestial parallax parallel sailing point of Aries polar distance pole Post 8vo prime vertical PROBLEM RA mean sun reduced zenith distance represent the horizon right ascension rule semi ship mean sidereal clock spherical triangle spherical triangle PXY star star's decl star's hour-angle subtractive triangle ZPX Trig true bearing true diff true distance true latitude true zenith distance vers vols west of meridian Woodcuts دو وو
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