 | John Vose - Astronomy - 1834 - 230 pages
...what hour the Sun rises and sets; also the length of the day and night. The globe being rectified for the latitude of the place, find the Sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brazen meridian. Set the index at 12. Turn the globe eastward till the Sun's place comes to the horizon,... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Astronomy - 1834 - 272 pages
...that time at the place, and to point out the situations of the several stars. Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place, find the Sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; if the time be afternoon turn the globe westward, if in the forenoon... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Astronomy - 1834 - 172 pages
...declination for that day shews the place to which it is vertical at the given hour. 2. Elevate the pole as many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the Latitude of the given place ; bring it to the brass meridian : the Sun rises then for all places on the western edge... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1834 - 248 pages
...the given place, and elevate the north or south pole (according as the latitude is north or south) so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, bring it to the brazen meridian, and set the index to twelve... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Geography - 1835 - 298 pages
...at Hartford on the 5th of February ? A. The sun rises at 7, and sets at 5. OR, 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. Turn the globe westward till the son's... | |
 | Emma Willard - Geography, Ancient - 1835 - 526 pages
...dark. Find the pJafe where the sun is vertical at the given hour by Problem 12; then elevate the pofoas many degrees above the horizon as are- equal to the latitude of that place^m^kring it to the brass meridian ; so will it then be the zenith or centre of tffl^romon.... | |
 | William Channing Woodbridge - Geography - 1836 - 544 pages
...Find the place wherd flu- sun is vertical at the givcti hour by Problem 12; then elevate the pole as many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of that place, and bring it to the brass meridian; so will it then be the zenith or centre of the horizon.... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Geography - 1836 - 294 pages
...at Hartford on the 5th of February ? A. The sun rises at 7, and sets at 5. OB, 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. Turn the globe westward till the sun's... | |
 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1839 - 554 pages
...vertical at >Jt}ie given hour, if the place be in the northern hemisphere, elevate the north pole as many degrees above the horizon, as are equal to the latitude of that place ; if the place be in the southern hemisphere, elevate the south pole accordingly ; and bring... | |
 | William Guthrie - 1843 - 848 pages
...is vertical at the given hour, if the place be in the northern hemisphere, elevate the nortb pole as many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of that place; if the place be in the southern hemisphere, elevate the south pole accordingly, and bring... | |
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... the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of... 
