 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1830 - 318 pages
...about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 35' 41": the time of revolution being 23 h. and 56 min. To the eye of an observer, this...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1830 - 390 pages
...about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 35' 41": the time of revolution being 33 h. and 56 min. To the eye of an observer, this star...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Navigation - 1837 - 342 pages
...nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 34' : the time of revolution is 23 h. and 56 min. To the...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from 4,he meridian,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole iri a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 34' : the time of revolution is 23 h. and 56 min. To the...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 34' : the time of revolution is 23 h. and 56 min. To the...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Navigation - 1854 - 446 pages
...from the pole, equal to 1° 30' nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 30' : the time of revolution...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 min., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | Surveying - 1864 - 80 pages
...pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 34' ; the time of revolution is 23 h. and 5G m. "To the eye of an observer, this star is continually in motion, and is DUE NORTH but twice in 23 h. 56m. ; and is then said to be on THE MERIDIAN. Now, when it departs from the meridian, it apparently... | |
 | J. H. Hawes - Public lands - 1868 - 248 pages
...from the pole, equal to 1° 30' nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 30': the time of revolution...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5 h. and 59 m., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
 | J. H. Hawes - Public lands - 1873 - 234 pages
...from the pole, equal to 1° 30' nearly, it performs a revolution about the pole in a circle, the polar distance of which is 1° 30': the time of revolution...the meridian, it apparently moves east or west, for 5h. and 59m., and then returns to the meridian again. When at its greatest distance from the meridian,... | |
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... the intersection of the vertical plane passing through it and ,the place, with the surface of the earth, would be the true meridian. But, the star being at a distance from the pole, equal to 1° 30... 
