Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 17
e from the equator. The latitude of a place is measured on the meridian ofthat place, and is called north or south latitude accordingas the place is north or south of the equator. The latitudeof a place is always equal to the angular distance of thezenith of the place from the plane of the… … <r ? Fig. 2. Explanation. Figure 2 representsthe projection of the celestial sphereon the plane of the meridian of theplace a ; PP is the axis of the earthand of the heavens ; EZ is the verticalat a; pqp is the terrestrial meridian ofthe place a; PQP is the celestial meri-dian ; qq is the…
Astronomy
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