Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 121
stand this motion, 102 ASTMOKOMT. suppose that on March 19th, 18Y9, the sun had beenobserved with a meridian circle and a sidereal clock at themoment of transit over the meridian of Washington. Itsposition would have been found to be this : Eight Ascension, 23^ 55^ 23^; Declination, 0° 30 south.… … Fig. 44.—the sun crossing the equator. If we lay these positions down on a chart, we shall findthem to be as in Fig. 44, the centre of the sun beingsouth of the equator in the first two positions, and northof it in the last two. Joining the successive positions bya line, we shall have a small…
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