Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt · leaf 93
T = 10 58 3s. 49 This repetition will be rendered unnecessary by always giving therate in a unit of the clock. Thus, suppose that on June 3, at 4h llm12s.35 by the clock, we have found the correction -4- 2m l(Kl4;and on June 4, at 14h 17m499.82 we have found the correction 4- 2m198.89; the rate in… … Fig. 28.—a transit instrument. and from the times of these transits as read from theclock to determine either the corrections of the clock orthe right ascension of the observed body, as explained inChapter I., § 8. THE TRANSIT INSTRUMENT. 75 It has two general forms, one (Fig. 28) for use in…
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