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... distance of the moon , and sun or stars , from the effect of parallax and ... genuine American production ; and as such they hesitate not to recommend it to the ... TRUE COPY . MOSES TOWNSEND , Sec'r ry . Salem , May 13 , 1801 . IN N the ...
... distance of the moon , and sun or stars , from the effect of parallax and ... genuine American production ; and as such they hesitate not to recommend it to the ... TRUE COPY . MOSES TOWNSEND , Sec'r ry . Salem , May 13 , 1801 . IN N the ...
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... distance are given ; one being that invented by the author of this work in the year 1795 ; the other , an improvement of Witchell's method , in which , without alter- ing materially the calculation , the number of cases is considerably ...
... distance are given ; one being that invented by the author of this work in the year 1795 ; the other , an improvement of Witchell's method , in which , without alter- ing materially the calculation , the number of cases is considerably ...
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... true values by one or two units . TABLE XXIV . was compared with Sherwin's and Hutton's tables , and a few errors ... distance Z ( = Lat . + Dec. ) was found by this formula . A × co - tang . Z + B. To fa- S cilitate the computation of ...
... true values by one or two units . TABLE XXIV . was compared with Sherwin's and Hutton's tables , and a few errors ... distance Z ( = Lat . + Dec. ) was found by this formula . A × co - tang . Z + B. To fa- S cilitate the computation of ...
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... distance of the sun from the moon 97 tangent , & c . 34 To find the arithmetical complement To measure the angular ... true amplitude 63 To calculate the true azimuth 112 113 64 Questions to exercise the learner in calculating an azimuth ...
... distance of the sun from the moon 97 tangent , & c . 34 To find the arithmetical complement To measure the angular ... true amplitude 63 To calculate the true azimuth 112 113 64 Questions to exercise the learner in calculating an azimuth ...
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... true distance Method of taking a lunar observa- tion when you have only one ob- server scale Of winds 140 Directions for sailing from America to India Page . 169 175 176 177 181 183 185 187 189 190 193 194 194 196 142 Tides 197 142 To ...
... true distance Method of taking a lunar observa- tion when you have only one ob- server scale Of winds 140 Directions for sailing from America to India Page . 169 175 176 177 181 183 185 187 189 190 193 194 194 196 142 Tides 197 142 To ...
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2Cor a-back a-head a-lee Aldebaran anchor angle apparent altitude arch azimuth bearing and distance brace cable calculated Cape centre Co-secant Co-sine Co-tang column compass Corr correction corresponding course and distance degrees Degs Diff difference of latitude difference of longitude Dist equal error EXAMPLE feet Funchal given Greenwich haul head sails heave horizon glass HourA.M larboard Latitude and Departure lee-way line of numbers logarithm mast mean meridian meridian altitude method middle latitude miles mizen moon moon's multiplied N.sine Nautical Almanac nearly noon observed altitude parallax parallel perpendicular plane Plane Sailing radius refraction rope rule sails sea account Secant semi-diameter sextant ship ship's side sine square star star's staysail subtracted sun's declination sun's right ascension tack taken Tangent tide topsails TRAVERSE TABLE triangle true distance tude variation veer wind windward zenith distance
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Page 2 - In any triangle, the sum of the three angles is equal to two right angles, or 180°.
Page 104 - ... or taking their difference when of contrary names ; the altitude to be reckoned from the south point of the horizon, when the latitude is north, and the contrary when south ; but when the sum exceeds 90°, it is to be taken from 180°...
Page 166 - To find the solidity of a pyramid and of a cone. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by one third of its altitude, and the product will be its solidity.
Page 185 - The cause of the. tides is the unequal attraction of the sun and moon upon different parts of the earth. . For they attract the parts of the earth's surface nearest to them, with a greater force than they do its centre : and attract the centre more than they do the opposite surface. To restore this equilibrium the waters take a spheroidal figure, whose longer axis is directed towards the attracting luminary.
Page 24 - To find the logarithm of a vulgar fraction. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator...
Page 186 - ... the miles the current sets per hour, and the bearing of the log will show the set of it. There is a very remarkable current, called the GULF STREAM, which sets in a north-east direction along the coast of America, * From Nathaniel Bowditch, THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, E.
Page 9 - TO THEIR DIFFERENCE ; So IS THE TANGENT OF HALF THE SUM OF THE OPPOSITE ANGLES', To THE TANGENT OF HALF THEIR DIFFERENCE.
Page 292 - In spherical triangles, whether right angled or oblique angled, the sines of the sides are proportional to the sines of the angles opposite to them.
Page 167 - If the vessel be double-decked, take the length thereof from the fore part of the main stem, to the after part of the stern post, above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales...