Elementary astronomy; a beginner's text-book (1899)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 54
Q the equator of the Earth, then the terrestrial northlatitude of A would be measured by a A and the south latitude of Bby bB. The declination of a point on the surface of the celestialsphere corresponds to the latitude of a point on the surface of theEarth. PA is the north polar-distance of A ; PB… … Fig. 13 Ms. In the figure P V is the first meridian. PAa is the meridianthrough the star A. This meridian is east of the first meridian bythe angle VPa, which is measured by the arc Va. Va is the right-ascension of the star A. PbB is the meridian through the star B.This meridian is east of the…
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