 | Thomas Hogg - 1806 - 130 pages
...Having found the sun's declination, bring the place for which the hour is given to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour ; turn the globe till the index point-to the upper XII, and the place under the sun's declination on the meridian has the sun at that... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Geography - 1821 - 256 pages
...to the meridian, which shows its declination ; then bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to twelve at. noon, find the place exactly under the sun's declination, on the brazen meridian, will have... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Astronomy - 1831 - 170 pages
...day to the brass meridian; mark its declination) bring the given place to the brass meridian, and set the index to the given hour ; turn the globe till the index points to 12 ; the degree of the Sun's declination for that day shews the place to which it is vertical at the given... | |
 | Aaron Arrowsmith - 1832 - 546 pages
...Declination for the given day by the last Problem, bring the given place to the Brazen Meridian, and set the Index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the Index points to XII. at noon, and to the place exactly under the Sun's Declination on the Brazen Meridian will the... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Astronomy - 1834 - 172 pages
...to the brass meridian ; mark its declination ; bring the given place to the brass meridian, and set the index to the given hour; turn the globe till the index points to 12; the degree of the Sun's declination for that day shews the place to which it is vertical at the given... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1834 - 248 pages
...Prob. X.), and mark it on the brass meridian ; then bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to twelve at noon, and the place exactly under the sun's declination on the brazen meridian will have... | |
 | A. Fleming - Astonomy - 1844 - 122 pages
...will be on the meridian at a given hour. Bring the given star to the meridian of the globe, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to XII. noon. Then the sun's place and the day of the year required will be found at the meridian, marked... | |
 | Edward Bruce (bookseller.), John Bruce - Astronomy - 1846 - 398 pages
...any place, to find where it is Noon. BY THE GLOBE. — Bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index point to 12 at noon, and the places then under the meridian are those required. BY CALCULATION. —... | |
 | James MIDDLETON (F.G.S.) - 1848 - 262 pages
...horizon represent the division between day and night. 126 Bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to noon, then to all places in the western horizon, the sun is rising; to those in the eastern, it is... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1848 - 486 pages
...star passes the meridian at any given hour, RULE. Bring the given star to the brass meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index point to 12 at noon, and the degree of the ecliptic cut by the meridian, found on the horizon, will... | |
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X.), and mark it on the brass meridian ; then bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to... 
