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... altitude . 3dly . The rate of its increase is nearly in proportion to the tangent of the apparent angular distance of the object from the zenith . But this rule , which is not far from the truth , at moderate zenith distances , ceases ...
... altitude . 3dly . The rate of its increase is nearly in proportion to the tangent of the apparent angular distance of the object from the zenith . But this rule , which is not far from the truth , at moderate zenith distances , ceases ...
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... altitude , always appears round , assumes , as it ap- proaches the horizon , a flattened or oval outline ; its horizontal diameter being visibly greater than that in a vertical direction . When very near the horizon , this flat- tening ...
... altitude , always appears round , assumes , as it ap- proaches the horizon , a flattened or oval outline ; its horizontal diameter being visibly greater than that in a vertical direction . When very near the horizon , this flat- tening ...
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... altitude in the sky , owing to the effect of what is called parallax , to be explained presently . ( 48. ) After what has been said of the small ex- tent of the atmosphere in comparison of the mass of the earth , we shall have little ...
... altitude in the sky , owing to the effect of what is called parallax , to be explained presently . ( 48. ) After what has been said of the small ex- tent of the atmosphere in comparison of the mass of the earth , we shall have little ...
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... altitudes of objects above the horizon -the complements to which are their zenith distances . ( 82. ) DEF . 6. The poles of the heavens are the points of the sphere to which the earth's axis is di- rected ; or the vanishing points of ...
... altitudes of objects above the horizon -the complements to which are their zenith distances . ( 82. ) DEF . 6. The poles of the heavens are the points of the sphere to which the earth's axis is di- rected ; or the vanishing points of ...
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... altitude and azimuth of an object being known , therefore , its place in the visible heavens is determined . For their simul- taneous measurement , a peculiar instrument has been imagined , called an altitude and azimuth instrument ...
... altitude and azimuth of an object being known , therefore , its place in the visible heavens is determined . For their simul- taneous measurement , a peculiar instrument has been imagined , called an altitude and azimuth instrument ...
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Page 194 - Capricorn; because the sun, at the respective solstices, is situated in the division, or signs of the ecliptic so denominated. Of these signs there are twelve, each occupying 30° of its circumference. They commence at the vernal equinox, and are named in order — Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces.
Page 6 - SACRED HISTORY OF THE WORLD, Attempted to be Philosophically considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son. By SHARON TURNER, FSA and RASL New Edition, edited by the Rev.
Page 224 - that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle, with a force whose direction is that of the line joining the two, and whose magnitude is directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of their distances from each other.
Page 275 - Jupiter a moderate-sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across; Saturn a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile...
Page 374 - This earth ? reciprocal, if land be there, Fields and inhabitants. Her spots thou seest As clouds, and clouds may rain, and rain produce Fruits in her soften'd soil, for some to eat Allotted there ; and other suns, perhaps, With their attendant moons, thou wilt descry, Communicating male and female light, Which two great sexes animate the world, Stored in each orb, perhaps, with some that live...
Page 375 - Thus a yellow colour predominating in the light of the brighter star, that of the less bright one in the same field of view will appear blue ; while, if the tint of the brighter star verge to crimson, that of the other will exhibit a tendency to green — or even appear as a vivid green, under favourable circumstances.
Page 201 - The sun's rays are the ultimate source of almost every motion which takes place on the surface of the earth. By its heat are produced all winds, and those disturbances in the electric equilibrium of the atmosphere which give rise to the phenomena of lightning, and probably also to those of terrestrial magnetism and the aurora.
Page 221 - That it is our own immediate consciousness of effort when we exert force to put matter in motion, or to oppose and neutralize force, which gives us this internal conviction of power and causation so far as it refers to the material world, and compels us to believe that whenever we see material objects put in motion from a state of rest, or deflected from their rectilinear paths and changed in their velocities if already in motion, it is in consequence of such an effort somehow exerted, though not...
Page 6 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY. Intended to convey Practical Knowledge of the Science, and comprising the most important recent discoveries ; with explanations of the facts and phenomena which serve to confirm or invalidate various Geological Theories. By ROBERT BAKEWELL.