| William Chauvenet - 1864 - 720 pages
...time T"' ; then we have >l = (T'"+ AT'") — (T"+ AT") — x = la — x In these formulae A, and ^2 denote the approximate values of the difference of...received. Suppose the observer at A taps upon a signal kej-* at an exact second by his clock, thereby producing an audible click of the armature of the electro-magnet... | |
| Henri Barré (prof. at Nancy.) - 1873 - 334 pages
...in which the signals are communicated and received. Suppose the observer at A taps upon a signal-key at an exact second by his clock, thereby producing...armature of the electro-magnet at B. The observer at'B may not only determine the nearest second by his clock when he hears this click, but may also... | |
| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Military engineering - 1873 - 350 pages
...in which the signals are communicated and received. Suppose the observer at A taps upon a signal.key at an exact second by his clock, thereby producing...audible click of the armature of the electro-magnet at В. The observer at В may not only determine the nearest second by his clock, when he hears this click,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson Lee - Astronomy - 1873 - 334 pages
...longitudes; but the degree of accuracy of the result depends greatly@more than at first appears@upon the manner in which the signals are communicated and received. Suppose the observer at A taps upon a signal-key at an exact second by his clock, thereby producing an audible click of the armature of the... | |
| William Chauvenet - Astronomical instruments - 1874 - 724 pages
...longitudes; but the degree of accuracy °f the result depends greatly — more than at first appears — QPon the manner in which the signals are communicated and...observer at A taps upon a signal key* at an exact 8ftcond by his clock, thereby producing an audible click of the arrnature of the electro-magnet at... | |
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