Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 27
tion of the pole,or the latitude ofthe place, its diurnalcircle will be whollyabove the horizon. is equal to the latitude of theplace, and E S is the eleva-tion of the equinoctial abovethe horizon : hence the ele-vation of the equinoctial isequal to the complement of 7f the latitude of the place.… … Fig. 13. As the observer approaches the equator, the elevation ofthe pole becomes less and less, and the belt of circumpolarstars becomes narrower and narrower : at the equator it ASTRONOMY. 11 disappears entirely. As the observer approaches the pole,the elevation of the pole increases, and the…
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