| Thomas Kerigan - 1828 - 776 Seiten
...difference of the true altitudes, wiH give the natural versed sine of the true central distance; Example 1. Let the apparent distance between the moon and a fixed star be 37?56'43?, the star's apparent altitude 19?32^, the moon's apparent altitude 56?33', and her horizontal... | |
| Thomas Kerigan - 1838 - 804 Seiten
...natural versed sine of the true central distance. Note.— See General Remarks, page 482. 37 Example. Let the apparent distance between the moon and a fixed star be 7°56: 43", the star's apparent altitude 19?32', the moon's apparent * See Remark 3, page 483. . altitude... | |
| David Thomson (inventor of the longitude scale.) - 1845 - 318 Seiten
...corrections to the apparent distance, the sum, rejecting 10 degrees, will be the true distance. EXAMPLE 1. Let the apparent distance between the Moon and a Fixed...0', when the Moon's horizontal parallax is 59' 0" 1 required the true distance ? Moon's hor. par. 0° 59' 0"Log. 0 0244 - - - - * Log. 0-0244 Star's... | |
| George Coleman (F.R.A.S.) - 1846 - 488 Seiten
...arc + 6 14 19 Pro. Log... 1.09954 Third arc + 1 41 ~~ TRUE DI8T. (tubt. 10° =) 75 21 89 EXAMPLE II. Let the apparent distance between the moon and a fixed star be 98° 27' 11", the apparent altitude of the star 18? 47', that of the moon 45° 57', when the moon's... | |
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