The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... March 1857 , -Greenwich date , March 20 , 10h 17m . Sun's declination , March 20 . 19 Difference 21 " " 0 ° 3 ' 35 " -5 S. 0 20 6.1 N. 0 23 41.6 2.91189 Log.log .... 6m 15 78227 P. log . for .. 1 41 Moon's r . ascen . , Aug. 10 , 2h ...
... March 1857 , -Greenwich date , March 20 , 10h 17m . Sun's declination , March 20 . 19 Difference 21 " " 0 ° 3 ' 35 " -5 S. 0 20 6.1 N. 0 23 41.6 2.91189 Log.log .... 6m 15 78227 P. log . for .. 1 41 Moon's r . ascen . , Aug. 10 , 2h ...
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... March 10 , 1857 ? Ship , March 10 ..... Longitude ... Greenwich , March 10 ...... ( 1. ) Right ascension of mean sun- Greenwich , March 10 .. Correction for 1h 0m .. 23 044 9h 0m 0s 1 44 6h 0m 0s 4 16 O E. 0 4 16 0 E. 4 44 0 23h 12m ...
... March 10 , 1857 ? Ship , March 10 ..... Longitude ... Greenwich , March 10 ...... ( 1. ) Right ascension of mean sun- Greenwich , March 10 .. Correction for 1h 0m .. 23 044 9h 0m 0s 1 44 6h 0m 0s 4 16 O E. 0 4 16 0 E. 4 44 0 23h 12m ...
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... March 25 , 1857 , in Lat . 54 ° 47 ′ N. , and Long . 98 ° E. , the following double altitude of the sun was observed ... March 24 25 " " Diff . • 20509 .88236 Sun's declination , 1 ° 30 ' 57 " -2 ... 1 54 32.9 25 37 0 23 35.7 Diff ...
... March 25 , 1857 , in Lat . 54 ° 47 ′ N. , and Long . 98 ° E. , the following double altitude of the sun was observed ... March 24 25 " " Diff . • 20509 .88236 Sun's declination , 1 ° 30 ' 57 " -2 ... 1 54 32.9 25 37 0 23 35.7 Diff ...
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... March 25 ... Longitude .... Greenwich , March 25 ......... Sun's declination , ...... ་ ་ ་་་ 3h 30m 0 2 21 20 5 51 20 March 25 ..... 1 ° 54 ' 32 " 9 N. Sun's semidiam ... 16 ' 3 " -7 39 26 ..... 2 18 6 Diff .. ..... 0 23 33.1 The right ...
... March 25 ... Longitude .... Greenwich , March 25 ......... Sun's declination , ...... ་ ་ ་་་ 3h 30m 0 2 21 20 5 51 20 March 25 ..... 1 ° 54 ' 32 " 9 N. Sun's semidiam ... 16 ' 3 " -7 39 26 ..... 2 18 6 Diff .. ..... 0 23 33.1 The right ...
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... March , 1847 . The slope of the river Niagara at the rapids , immediately above the far - famed " Fails , " is said to be 50 feet in half a mile , or 1 in 52.8 . 1 Treatise on the Improvement of the Navigation of Rivers. Rivers . the ...
... March , 1847 . The slope of the river Niagara at the rapids , immediately above the far - famed " Fails , " is said to be 50 feet in half a mile , or 1 in 52.8 . 1 Treatise on the Improvement of the Navigation of Rivers. Rivers . the ...
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