 | John Rowning - 1745 - 476 pagina’s
...Equator, which numbers that of the Longitude given, to the brazen Meridian, upon which count towards the North or South Pole, according as the Latitude is North or South, till you come to the Number of the Latitude, under which is the Place fought, (a) (a) In fome Globes,... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1811 - 388 pagina’s
...places in south latitude is«m t.'u- .ilst of December or when the sun enters the sign Capricorn. OR, Find the latitude of the given place, and elevate...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 ecliptio... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1812 - 218 pagina’s
...given, to findwhat hour it is at any other place, RULE. Bring the place, at which the time is given, to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12 ; turn the globe till the other place comes to the meridian, and the hours passed over by the index... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 420 pagina’s
...meridian. The places upon this meridian have no longitude, because it is there that the longitude begins. north or south pole, according as the latitude is north or south ; and under that degree of . latitude on the meridian, you will have the place required. PROBLEM III.... | |
 | James M'Intire - 1823 - 232 pagina’s
...setting gives the length of the day, and double the time of his rising gives the length of the night. Or, find the latitude of the given place, and elevate...pole, according as the latitude is north or south, so many degrees above the ness. Turn the globe on its axis till any place comes to the brass meridian,... | |
 | Jacob Abbot Cummings - 1825 - 216 pagina’s
...being given to find what Hour it is at any other place. Rule. Bring the place, where the hour is given, to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to that hour, then turn the globe till the proposed place comes under the meridian, and the index will... | |
 | James M'Intire - 1826 - 234 pagina’s
...setting gives the length of the day, and double the time of his rising gives the length of the night. Or, find the latitude of the given place, and elevate...north or south pole, according as the latitude is nortli or south, so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latituderfind the sun's place... | |
 | James Ryan - 1827 - 408 pagina’s
...PROBLEM XXVII. To rectify the globe for a givenlatiltide, and for the sun's place on a given day. RULE. 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 ; screw the quadrant of altitude over... | |
 | Jacob Willetts - 1831 - 220 pagina’s
...Elevate the pole equal to 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 ; bring the star to the eastern edge of the horizon and the index shows the time of the rising :... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1832 - 412 pagina’s
...places in south latitude is on the 21st of December, or when the sun enters the sign Capricorn, OR, Find the latitude of the given place, and elevate...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... | |
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Or, find the latitude of 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 (by Prob. 
