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... Longitude of several Stations near the Southern Boundary of Michigan ; calculated from Transits of the Moon and of moon culminating Stars , observed in 1835 by Andrew Talcott , late Captain of United States Engineers . ” The longitude ...
... Longitude of several Stations near the Southern Boundary of Michigan ; calculated from Transits of the Moon and of moon culminating Stars , observed in 1835 by Andrew Talcott , late Captain of United States Engineers . ” The longitude ...
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... longitude of any place on the surface of the globe . " Dr. Patterson called the attention of the Society to some further extracts from the Report of the Naval Committee , in which it is stated that from the opinions obtained from scien ...
... longitude of any place on the surface of the globe . " Dr. Patterson called the attention of the Society to some further extracts from the Report of the Naval Committee , in which it is stated that from the opinions obtained from scien ...
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... longitude . With the va- riation given him , in the same manner , he determines the dip and the other results . He must know , however , if the dip be given , whether the place of observation is east or west of the circle of no ...
... longitude . With the va- riation given him , in the same manner , he determines the dip and the other results . He must know , however , if the dip be given , whether the place of observation is east or west of the circle of no ...
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... longitude from the dip alone , or from the variation alone , was contrary to the first principles of the geometry of position ; since a point , in order to be deter- mined in space , must be referred to three given surfaces . If one of ...
... longitude from the dip alone , or from the variation alone , was contrary to the first principles of the geometry of position ; since a point , in order to be deter- mined in space , must be referred to three given surfaces . If one of ...
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... longitude is less than six miles , and may be reduced to four by means of half a dozen ob- served eclipses of Jupiter's first satellite . Mr. Walker concluded by remarking that although , in stat- ing the practical objections to the ...
... longitude is less than six miles , and may be reduced to four by means of half a dozen ob- served eclipses of Jupiter's first satellite . Mr. Walker concluded by remarking that although , in stat- ing the practical objections to the ...
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