 | David Jennings - Astronomical models - 1766 - 218 pages
...1. For the Latitude; Elevate the Pole above the rforizon, according to the Latitude of the Place. 2. For the Zenith ; Screw the Quadrant of Altitude on...the Equator towards the elevated Pole. 3. For the Suns Place ; Bring the Sun's Place in the Ecliptic (found in the Kalendar on the wooden Horizon, againft... | |
 | J. Goldsmith - 1811 - 184 pages
...— For the latitude : elevate the pole above the horizon according to the latitude of the place. 2. For the zenith: screw the quadrant of altitude on the meridian at the given degree ot latitude, counting from the equator towards the elevated pole. 3. For the sun's place; find the... | |
 | Jacob Willetts - Geography - 1815 - 228 pages
...For the latitude ; Elevate the pole above the horizon, according to th,e latitude of the place. 2. For the zenith ; Screw the quadrant of altitude on...degree of latitude, counting from the equator towards tiic elevated pole. 3. For the sun's place* Find the sun's place on the horizon, and then bring the... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 630 pages
...the horizon according to the latitude of the place, and the globe will be adjusted for the latitude. For the zenith : screw the quadrant of altitude on...counting from the equator towards the elevated pole, and the globe will be rectified for the zenith. For the fun's place :* find the sun's place on the... | |
 | 1844 - 636 pages
...the horizon according to the latitude of the place, and the globe will be adjusted for the latitude. For the zenith : screw the quadrant of altitude on...counting from the equator towards the elevated pole, and the globe will be rectified for the zenith. For the sun's place P" find the sun's place on the... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Classical geography - 1844 - 356 pages
...Latitude, Zenith, and Sun's Place. 2. For the zenith : Screw the quadrant of altitude on the meiidian at the given degree of latitude, counting from the equator towards the elevated pole. 1. For the latitude: Elevate the pole above the horizon, accord ng to the latitude of the place. 3.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Geography - 1855 - 128 pages
...place. — For the latitude : Elevate the pole above the horizon, accordingto the latitude of the place. For the zenith: Screw the quadrant of altitude* on...given degree of latitude, counting from the equator toward the elevated pole. For the sun's place : Find the sun's place on the horizon, and then bring... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Geography - 1855 - 136 pages
...the horizon, according to the latitude of the place. For the zenith : Screw the quadrant ofaltitude* on the meridian at the given degree of latitude, counting from the equator toward the elevated pole. For the sun's place : Find the sun's place on the horizon, and then bring... | |
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For the zenith : screw the quadrant of altitude on the meridian, at the given degree of latitude, counting from the equator towards the elevated pole, and the globe will be rectified for the zenith. 