 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - Geography - 1861 - 364 pages
...meridian altitude on a given day at anyplace. Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place; and find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian. Then count the number of degrees on the meridian between the son's place and the h,... | |
 | John Olding Butler - 1866 - 208 pages
...he has gained his highest point in the heavens. Bule. — Rectify the globe for the given latitude ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian ; then count the number of degrees which are between the sun's place and the wooden horizon ; and the... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1867 - 424 pages
...MERIDIAN ALTITUDE AT ANT PLACE ON ANY GIVEN DAY. Rule.—Rectify the globe for the latitude of tho place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brass meridian; the number of degrees on the meridian between the horizon and the sun's place is the... | |
 | Rev. J. GOLDSMITH (pseud. [i.e. Sir Richard Phillips.]), sir Richard Phillips - 1868 - 184 pages
...Singapore? PROBLEM XIX.—To find the sun's meridian altitude at any given place. Bule.—Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian; count the number of degrces contained on the meridian, betwcen the horizon and the... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1868 - 354 pages
...PROBLEM XIX. — To find the sun's meridian altitude at any given place. Rule. — Elevate the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian : count the number of degrees contained on the meridian, between the horizon and the... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1868 - 300 pages
...the hour of the day and the day of the month being given : Make the elevation of the pole equal to the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12. If the time be before noon, turn the globe eastward;... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Astronomy - 1870 - 274 pages
...given Place on a given Day, and also the Length of the Day and of the Night. — Elevate the pole to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic ; bring it to the meridian, and set the hour index to XEL Turn the globe till the sun's place is brought... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1877 - 418 pages
...MERIDIAN ALTITUDE AT ANY PLACE ON ANY GIVEN DAY. Rule.—Rectify the globe for the latitude of the placa Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brass meridian ; the number of degrees on the meridian between the horizon and the sun's place is the... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1877 - 296 pages
...the hour of the day and the day of the month being given : Make the elevation of the pole equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12. If the time be before noon, turn the globe eastward... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1897 - 264 pages
...given Place on a given Day, and also the Length of the Day and of the Night. — Elevate the pole to the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic; bring it to the meridian, and set the hour index to XII. Turn the globe till the sun's place is brought... | |
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Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place, find the sun's place in the ecliptic and bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12. 
