Finch, James Kip, 1883- · New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · leaf 57
r as shownin Fig. 20. Of course the position of the Big Dipper is notalways that shown in the figure, as all the stars appear to rotateabout Polaris as a center, due to the rotation of the earth, 38 WHAT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SHOWS and the Dipper will at times be above the Pole Star in a posi-tion that… … J&x&r Fig. 19.—Determination of South with a Watch. when in the field, by day or night, always know the directionof north. This generally comes from a training in observingindications of direction such as the position of the sun, etc., thathas become an almost unconscious habit. This sense…
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