A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens

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Samuel Wood & Sons, 1826 - 334 páginas
 

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Digit
56
Ecliptic
80
A table of the velocity and pressure of the winds
112
Vapours
113
Dew
114
Snow and Hail
115
The Falling Stars
116
Of the Ignus Fatuus
117
Of the Aurora Borealis
118
PART II
123
Of the Situation of the principal Constellations and the III Of the Motion of the Fixed Stars by the Precession of the manner of distinguishing them fr...
126
A table of the time of culminating of the zodiacal constellations on the first day of every month and the semidiurnal arc at Lon don
127
Ellipsis note
128
Equinoxes by Aberration and by the Nutation of the Earths Axis their proper Motions Distance variable Appearance c
133
The Method of Measuring the Altitudes Zenith Distan ces c of the Heavenly Bodies including a Descrip tion of the Astronomical Quadrant Circular a...
137
Of the Solar System
139
Of the Sun
140
Of Mercury
141
Elongation
142
Of Venus
143
Of the Earth and the Moon
146
Of Mars
153
Of Vesta
154
Of Juno
155
Equator
156
Of Jupiter and his Satellites
157
A table of the configurations of the satellites of Jupiter
159
Of Saturn his Satellites and Ring
160
A table of the satellites of Saturn
162
Of the Georgium Sidus and its Satellites
163
On the nature of Comets the Elongations Stationary and Retrograde Appearances of the Planets and on the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
164
Of the Elongations c of the Interior Planets
165
A table of the Epacts till the year 1900
172
Equation of Time
199
Historical Account
201
To place the Globe in the same situation with res
205
The month and day of the month being given
211
Of the General Properties of Matter and the Laws of
212
To find the time of the Suns rising and setting
215
To find the number of days which the Sun rises
221
To find the duration of twilight at the North
227
A table of the equation of time dependent on the obliquity of the ecliptic for every degree of the suns longitude
230
When it is midnight at any place in the Temperate
233
Given the latitude of the place and the day of
238
Given the day of the month and the suns amplitude
245
A table of all the visible eclipses which will happen in
250
To find the time of the year when the Sun or Moon
252
The latitude of a place being given to find the hour
258
VI
259
To make a horizontal dial for any latitude
262
A table of the hour arcs and angles for a horizontal dial for
264
PROBLEMS PERFORMED BY THE CELESTIAL GLOBE
268
To find the amplitude of any Star its oblique
274
Equinoctial Points
280
To illustrate the precession of the Equinoxes
281
To find the distances of the stars from each
282
Equulus
287
To find all those places on the Earth to which
288
The latitude of the place the day of the month
294
Bayers Characters of
304
A table of the time of high water at new and full moon
307
Figure
308
Geocentric
316
Greek Alphabet
326
84
327

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Términos y frases comunes

Aldebaran analemma Answer appear Arcturus astronomers atmosphere axis azimuth body Boötes brass meridian Bring the given Canis Minor Cape centre constellation diameter difference diurnal diurnal motion earth east eastward ecliptic Elevate the pole Epact equal equator equinoctial find the sun's fixed stars force frigid zone full moon given place globe westward heavens hence Hesiod high water horizon hour circle index has passed inhabitants Jupiter latitude length Libra London longest day longitude magnitude meridian altitude minutes month moon's morning motion night node north latitude north or south north pole number of degrees o'clock oblique observed orbit parallels of latitude planet point Aries PROBLEM quadrant of altitude rays reckoning right ascension rise and set round the sun semi-diameter set the index shadow situated solar south pole sun rises sun's altitude sun's declination sun's place surface tides tude turn the globe twilight vapours Venus vertical zenith

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Información bibliográfica

TítuloA New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens
AutorThomas Keith
Edición4
EditorSamuel Wood & Sons, 1826
Procedencia del originalUniversidad de Harvard
Digitalizado15 Ene. 2008
Largo334 páginas
  
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