 | Thomas St. Clair Macdougal - 1857 - 192 pages
...edge of the horizon, mid the index will point to the hour of rising ; then bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of setting: or, having found the time of rising, subtract it from 12, the remainder is the time of setting.*... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - Geography - 1861 - 364 pages
...the ecliptic to the meridian, and set the index to XII. Then turn the globe till the given body comes to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of its rising. Bring the body to the meridian, and the index shows the time of its culmination or southing... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1861 - 414 pages
...ecliptic, bring it to the brass meridian, and Ret the index to twelve; bring the sun's place to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of his setting, which doubled, will give the length of the day ; turn the globe till the sun's place comes... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - Geography - 1862 - 432 pages
...the ecliptic to the meridian, and set the index to XII. Then turn the globe till the given body comes to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of its rising. Bring the body to tho meridian, and the index shows the time of its culmination or southing... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1868 - 300 pages
...it to the meridian, and set the index to twelve. Then turn the globe till the sun's place is brought to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index...of the sun's rising; bring it to the western edge, and the index will show the time of the sun's setting. Double the time of its setting will be the length... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1868 - 354 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... | |
 | Asa Smith - 1868 - 86 pages
...place on the given day, to the meridian, and set the index to 12 : bring the sun's place to the eastern horizon, and the index will show the time of the sun's rising ; bring the sun's place to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the hour of setting. Double... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - 1873 - 300 pages
...it to the meridian, and set the index to twelve. Then turn the globe till the sun's place is brought to the eastern edge. of the horizon, and the index will show the time of thu sun's rising ; bring it to the western edge, and the index will show the time of the sun's setting.... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1877 - 296 pages
...it to the meridian, and set the index to twelve. Then turn the globe till the sun's place is brought to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index...of the sun's rising ; bring it to the western edge, and the index will show the time of the sun's setting. Double the time of its setting will be the length... | |
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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... 
