The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... difference of latitude , or true diff . lat . from A to F. The corresponding arcs of parallels at different latitudes intercepted between the same meridians are not equal , but gradually decrease from the equator to the poles . Hence ...
... difference of latitude , or true diff . lat . from A to F. The corresponding arcs of parallels at different latitudes intercepted between the same meridians are not equal , but gradually decrease from the equator to the poles . Hence ...
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... difference of latitude , the corresponding distance will be the difference of longitude . And conversely , treating the middle latitude as a course , and the difference of longitude as a distance , the cor- responding true difference of ...
... difference of latitude , the corresponding distance will be the difference of longitude . And conversely , treating the middle latitude as a course , and the difference of longitude as a distance , the cor- responding true difference of ...
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... Difference of Latitude and Difference of Longitude , Course , & c . It appears that on Mercator's chart the difference of longitude , meridional difference of latitude , and increased distance , form the sides of a right - angled ...
... Difference of Latitude and Difference of Longitude , Course , & c . It appears that on Mercator's chart the difference of longitude , meridional difference of latitude , and increased distance , form the sides of a right - angled ...
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... difference of latitude , and is N. or S. according as the latitude in is N. or S. of latitude from . Ex . 1. - Required the meridional diff . of latitude in sailing from Cape Finisterre , Lat . 42 ° 52 ′ N. , to Port Praya , in the ...
... difference of latitude , and is N. or S. according as the latitude in is N. or S. of latitude from . Ex . 1. - Required the meridional diff . of latitude in sailing from Cape Finisterre , Lat . 42 ° 52 ′ N. , to Port Praya , in the ...
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... difference be- tween this augmented bearing and the bearing at the ship's compass will be the amount of deviation for that position of the ship's head . Suppose the ship's head is N. , and that the reading off at the shore compass is S ...
... difference be- tween this augmented bearing and the bearing at the ship's compass will be the amount of deviation for that position of the ship's head . Suppose the ship's head is N. , and that the reading off at the shore compass is S ...
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