A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1853)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, F. J. Huntingdon [etc.] · leaf 119
far we areeast or west of the place forwhich her longitude is given inthe tables. Let A in the cut represent Greenwich Observa-tory, near London. B is the moon, and C her appa-rent place among the distant stars, about 40° west ofthe star D. The ship E, having Greenwich time, aswell as her own local… … 244. What celebrated chart mentioned ? How characterized ? (What listof mountains given ? General hight ?) 245. What use made of the moon in navigation? Explain the process.What called ? What other method for determining longitude ? 116 ASTRONOMY. the ship is west of Greenwich, as the moon appears…
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