Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 638
... horizon . The poles of the horizon , that is , the points directly above the head , and oppofite to the feet of the obferver , are called the zenith and nadir . 22 Vertical circles or azimuths . 23 Fxa & me- thod of ob- 2. A great ...
... horizon . The poles of the horizon , that is , the points directly above the head , and oppofite to the feet of the obferver , are called the zenith and nadir . 22 Vertical circles or azimuths . 23 Fxa & me- thod of ob- 2. A great ...
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... horizon , as many degrees ( counted from the pole upon the brafen meridian ) as are equal to the latitude of the place . If the place be in the fouthern hemisphere , raise the fouth pole above the fouth point of the horizon as many ...
... horizon , as many degrees ( counted from the pole upon the brafen meridian ) as are equal to the latitude of the place . If the place be in the fouthern hemisphere , raise the fouth pole above the fouth point of the horizon as many ...
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... horizon ; then obferve and what point of the compafs on the horizon ftands right against the fun's place , for that is his amplitude at ri- fing . This done , turn the globe weftward , until the fun's place comes to the weltern fide of ...
... horizon ; then obferve and what point of the compafs on the horizon ftands right against the fun's place , for that is his amplitude at ri- fing . This done , turn the globe weftward , until the fun's place comes to the weltern fide of ...
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