A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes; Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens

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Contents

Aphelion
27
Azimuth
36
PROBLEMS WHICH MAY BE PERFORMED BY EITHER GLOBE
54
Himalaya Mountains note
58
Page
60
Solstitial Points
65
Of the Flux and Reflux of the Tides
76
Hipparchus note
86
Of the natural Changes of the Earth caused by Mountains Floods Volcanoes and Earthquakes
88
Horizon
98
31
99
Spheroid note
101
Cetus
106
Of Vapours Fogs Mists Clouds Dew c
107
Dew
108
Snow and Hail
110
The Falling Stars
111
Of the Aurora Borealis
112
Of the Rainbow
113
PART II
118
Of the Situation of the principal Constellations and the Manner of distinguishing them from each other
121
A table of the velocity and pressure of the winds
123
Coma Berenices
124
49
129
Of the Motion of the Fixed Stars by the Precession of the Equinoxes by Aberration and by the Nuta tion of the Earths Axis their proper Motions Dist...
130
Piscis Australis
134
The Method of Measuring the Altitudes Zenith Distances c of the Heavenly Bodies including a Description of the Astronomical Quadrant Cir cular an...
135
Of the Solar System
138
cles
139
Of Mercury
140
to 36
141
Of Venus
143
Of the Earth and the Moon 146
146
Of Mars
155
Of Vesta
157
Of Pallas
158
Of Saturn his Satellites and Ring
163
Variation of the Compass 34 9
165
Of the Georgium Sidus and its Satellites
166
To find at what rate per hour the Inha
202
PROBLEM XX
207
To place the Globe in the same situation
209
To place the Globe in the same situation
215
The month and day of the month being
222
The length of the day at any place
229
XXX
231
To find in what degree of north Lati
235
XXXV
237
To find in what climate any given
241
When it is midnight at any place in
247
Given the latitude of the place and
253
To find the Suns right ascension oblique
259
The day and hour being given when a lunar
264
Eccentricity
267
To find the time of the year when the Sun
268
To place the Terrestrial Globe in the sun
274
Axis of the Earth
276
To make a horizontal dial for any lati
280
A table of the hour arcs and angles for a vertical dial
285
Stars
287
261
289
PROBLEM LXXI
292
PROBL
295
Eclipse of the Moon 117
296
The latitude of a place andday of
300
The latitude of the place and day
306
PROBLEM LXXXV
310
The latitude of the place the day of
316
The meridian altitude of a known Star
322
A table of the time of high water at new and full
330
Day Astronomical 58 14
333
Elongation
341
to
344
Positions of the Sphere 65 16
348
Equation of Time
355
ÄČ 7 27 2
356
A table of the climates
359
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TitleA New Treatise on the Use of the Globes; Or, A Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens
AuthorThomas Keith
Edition6
Published1821
Original fromOxford University
Digitized18 Apr 2006
  
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