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Astronomy for students and general readers (1880)

Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 95

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C- 58 4 5098 5260 08 This repetition will be rendered unnecessary by always giving the ratein a. unit of the clock. Thus, suppose that on June 3, at 4 11 12--35by the clock, we have found the correction -I- 2i 10-14; and onJune 4, at 14 1749.82 we have found the correction + 2 19-89;the rate in one… … Fig. 28.—a transit rNSTKUMENT. and from the times of these tra:nsits as read from theclock to determine either the corrections of the clock orthe right ascension of the observed body, as explained inChapter I., §5. THE TRANSIT INSTRUMENT. 75 It lias two general forms, one (Fig. 28) for use in…

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