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Page 181
... stars appear to perform their daily revo- lutions ( p ) . The north and south poles of the celestial sphere , are the two ... star is not directly in the point which is the true north pole of the heavens ; its decli The equinoctial , or ...
... stars appear to perform their daily revo- lutions ( p ) . The north and south poles of the celestial sphere , are the two ... star is not directly in the point which is the true north pole of the heavens ; its decli The equinoctial , or ...
Page 182
... sun , moon , and stars appear to rise and set . nation , for the beginning of the year 1790 , having been found to be 88 ° 11 ′ 8 ′′ , and its annual variation 19 ′′ . The sensible horizon is a small circle of the earth 182.
... sun , moon , and stars appear to rise and set . nation , for the beginning of the year 1790 , having been found to be 88 ° 11 ′ 8 ′′ , and its annual variation 19 ′′ . The sensible horizon is a small circle of the earth 182.
Page 186
... contrary effect , makes them appear lower . The fixed stars are at such immense distances that they have no sensible parallax . The altitude of any of the heavenly bodies , is 1 186 The co-latitude, or polar distance, of ...
... contrary effect , makes them appear lower . The fixed stars are at such immense distances that they have no sensible parallax . The altitude of any of the heavenly bodies , is 1 186 The co-latitude, or polar distance, of ...
Page 187
... stars , is an arc of a meridian contained between the centre of that ob- ject and the celestial equator . The amplitude of any of the heavenly bodies , is an arc of the horizon contained between the centre of the object , when rising or ...
... stars , is an arc of a meridian contained between the centre of that ob- ject and the celestial equator . The amplitude of any of the heavenly bodies , is an arc of the horizon contained between the centre of the object , when rising or ...
Page 188
... star comes to the meridian ; and consequently the difference of time between one star coming to the meridian and another . The oblique ascension , or descension , is the distance of the first point of aries from the horizon when the ...
... star comes to the meridian ; and consequently the difference of time between one star coming to the meridian and another . The oblique ascension , or descension , is the distance of the first point of aries from the horizon when the ...
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A B C acute adjacent angle Aldebaran ambiguous azimuth centre complement cos² cosec cosine describe a circle diff difference distance draw the diameters ecliptic equal equation Example extent will reach find the rest former formulæ given leg given side Given two sides greater than 90 Greenwich height horizon hypothenusal angle incd latitude leg BC less than 90 Log sine logarithms longitude meridian moon's oblique oblique-angled spherical triangle observed obtuse opposite angle parallax perpendicular plane triangle point of aries points pole quadrantal spherical triangle radius required to find right ascension right-angled spherical triangle RULE scale of chords secant semitangent side AC sides and angles sin a sin sin² sines sphere spherical angle spherical triangle ABC spherical trigonometry star subtracted sun's declination supplement tangents THEOREM three angles three sides trigonometry whence
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Page xxxi - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 6 - ... for the second term, and the greater for the first ; and in either case multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first for the answer, which will always be of the same denomination as the third term.
Page 329 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 363 - The sum of any two sides of a spherical triangle is greater than the third side, and their difference is less than the third side.
Page vii - The rectangle contained by the diagonals of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle is equal to the sum of the two rectangles contained by its opposite sides.
Page 13 - To find the other side: — as the sum of the two given sides is to their difference, so is the tangent of half the sum of their opposite angles to the tangent of half their difference...
Page 17 - As the base or sum of the segments Is to the sum of the other two sides, So is the difference of those sides To the difference of the segments of the base.
Page 2 - SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the centre, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end.
Page 181 - The AMPLITUDE of any object in the heavens is an arc of the horizon, contained between the centre of the object when rising, or setting, and the east or west points of the horizon. Or, it is...
Page 75 - Having given two sides and an angle opposite to one of them, or two angles and a side opposite to one of them.