Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909 · New York, H. Holt & company · leaf 42
S4 ASTRONOMY. Dipper. The straight line through these stars, as shown in the figure, passes near Polaris. Polaris is li degrees from the true pole. There is no star exactly at the pole itself. The altitude of the pole-star above the horizon of any place is equal to the latitude of the place, as… … Fig. 7. hereafter. Hence in most parts of the United States the north pole is from 30° to 45° above the horizon. In Eng- land it is 51°, in Norway 60°. TJie 7iortli-polar distance of a star is its angular distance from the north celestial pole.
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