 | J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...sets any day in the year. Rule. — Rectify for the latitude and sun's place (by Prob. VIII.) and turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the hour of rising : then bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index .will... | |
 | Thomas Keith - Astronomy - 1811 - 388 pages
...achronically, while those along the western edge will set achronically. 2. For the cosmical rising andsetting, bri\ng the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and all the stars along that edge of the horizon will rise cosmically, while those along the western edge... | |
 | George Adams - Astronomy - 1812 - 586 pages
...given place ; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and bring the XII to the meridian ; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the meridian will point out the hour of rising ; if you bring it to the western edge of the horizon, it... | |
 | George Adams - Astronomy - 1812 - 552 pages
...the given place; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and bring the XII to the meridian; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the meridian will point out the hour of rising; if you bring it to the western edge of the horizon, it... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1814 - 378 pages
...of the place you are in ; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point out the hour of rising ; if you bring it to the western edge of the horizon, the index will show... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1814 - 696 pages
...latitude of the place ; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point out the hour of rising ; if you bring it to the western edge oi' the horizon, the index will... | |
 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...meridian, or set. Having rectified the globe, turn it about until the given star comes to the eastern side of the horizon, and the index will show the time of the star's rising ; then turn the globe westward, and when the star comes to the brazen meridian, the index... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1818 - 384 pages
...of the place you are in; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to 12; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point out the hour of rising ; if you bring it te the western edge of the horizon, the index will show... | |
 | Geography - 1820 - 352 pages
...also upon what point of the compass. Rectify for the latitude and sun's place, (Prob. VIII) and turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the hour of rising ; then bring it to the western edge of tlie horizon, the index will shew... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Geography - 1821 - 256 pages
...on any day in the year. Rule. — Rectify for the latitude and sun's place (by Prob. VIII.) and turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the hour of rising; then bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show... | |
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X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the... 
