 | James Hodgson - Astronomy - 1723 - 724 pages
...Altitude, becaufe they ihew how far the Sun, Moon or Stars are afcended above the Horiwn. д гг. Longitude of any Place upon the Earth, is an Arch of the £quinetfial, intercepted between the firft Meridian, and the Meridian paffing thro* the Place propofed.... | |
 | Joseph Harris - Astronomical models - 1732 - 236 pages
...different Sides of the Equator, the two Latitudes added, gives the difference of Latitude. . 3- xhe Longitude of any Place (upon the Earth) is an Arch of the Equator, contained betwixt the Meridian of the given Place, and fome fixed or known Meridian : or, it is equal... | |
 | Charles Leadbetter - Astronomy - 1742 - 530 pages
...Star's Place ; and this may be either Heliocentric, or Geocentric ; which fee. Longitude in Geography, is an Arch of the Equator, intercepted between the firft Meridian and the Meridian of the Place ; 'tis the difference either Eaft or Weft between the Meridians of any two Places counted... | |
 | English literature - 726 pages
...St. Helena of any PROD. III. To find the longitude place upon the earth. The longitude of any place is an arch of the equator, intercepted between the firft meridian, and the Tie Ufe ef the Globes, &c. 419 latitude be- from the meridan of London, and counted ealretly or weftcily... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...we had promifed what we never intended to perform. It is well known that the longitude of any place is an arch of the equator, intercepted between the firft meridian and the meridian of that place ; and that this arch is proportional to the quantity of time that the fun requires to... | |
 | History - 1793 - 620 pages
...from ethers that have not as yet been publißed. IT is well known, that the Ion. gitude of any place is an arch of the equator, intercepted between the firft meridian and the meridian of that place ; and that this arch is proportional to the quantity of time that the fun re. quires... | |
 | William Taylor (teacher of the mathematics.) - Arithmetic - 1800 - 556 pages
...are on different fides of the equator, the two latitudes added gives the difference of latitude. 3. The Longitude of any place upon the earth is an arch of the equator, contained betwixt the meridian of the given place, and fome fixed or known meridian ; or it is equal... | |
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IT is well known, that the longitude of any place is an arch, of the equator, intercepted between the firft meridian and the meridian of that place ; and that this arch is proportional to the quantity of time that the fun requires to move from the one... 