Brocklesby, John, 1811-1889. [from old catalog] · New York, Sheldon and company · leaf 93
ransits of theopposite edges or limbs must be taken, and the meanof these times gives the right ascension of the centreof the body. The same method is pursued in findingthe altitudes of these bodies and of th-3 moon. CHAPTER VI. OF THE ANNUAL MOTION OF THE EARTH. 128. Suns Apparent Motion in… … north pole of the heavens; and EQ that of the celestial equator, and S, Sltwo positions of the sun north and south of the equator. Now, the sum What is meant by error and rate ? How is the right ascension of a star deter-mined ? How is the right ascension of the sun or of a planet determined ? How…
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