 | Edward Bruce (bookseller.) - 1821 - 418 pages
...the eastern horizon, and the index will show the time of the sun's rising. 3. Bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of setting. BY ADAMS'S GLOBES. Having elevated the globe for the sun's declination, brought the given... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1821 - 408 pages
...acronically, while those along the western edge will set acronically. 2. For the cosmical rising and setting, bring 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... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1822 - 158 pages
...find the sun's place in the eeliptic (by Prob. 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 hour of rising; bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the hour of setting.... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 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 -ing ; if you bring it to the western edge of the ic index will shew the hour of setting. - on... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 pages
...latitude of the place ; bring the son's place to the meridian, and set the index to 1 2 ; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point eut the hour of rising ; if you bring it to the western edge of the horizon, the index will shew... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Atlases - 1822 - 354 pages
...also upon what point of the Compass. Rectify for the latitude and sun's place, (Prob. vm ) 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, the index will shew... | |
 | James M'Intire - Globes - 1823 - 232 pages
...acronycally, while those along the western edge will set acronycally. 2. for the cosmical rising and setting. Bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon; and aH the stars along that edge of the horizon will rise eosmically, while those along the western edge... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1825 - 151 pages
...find the sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob. 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 hour of rising ; bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the in-* dex... | |
 | James Ryan - Astronomy - 1827 - 408 pages
...the hour circle to twelve ; turn the globe eastward till the given place comes to the eastern part of the horizon, and the index will show the time of the sun's setting; which, taken from twelve, will give the time of the sun's rising ; because the sun rises as... | |
 | Emma Willard - Geography, Ancient - 1827 - 104 pages
...latitude,) and set the index to twelve ; then brin" the same degree of Cancer to the east part of the wooden horizon, and the index will show the time of the sun's rising. If the same degree be brought to the western edge, the index will show the setting ; which being doubled... | |
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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... 
