ISBN: 113085440X

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Paperback, [EAN: 9781130854404], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...the Planetary Orbits:" by M. de Oasparis. On the " Determination of the Longitude of Valentia in 1862 by Galvanic Signals:" by the Astronomer Royal. The longitude of the station at Valentia, as determined in 1844 by the repeated transmission of chronometers from Greenwich, had 81 hundredths of a The greatest elongation of the 4th Satellite from Jupiter is about 580", and of the 3rd, 340". The Star Alcor is about 700" distant from f Ursse Majoris, yet that Star is readily seen separate without optical assistance. The Stars e and 5 Lyra are about 200" apart. Can anyone separate these with the naked eye 1 It would be desirable to learn with how low a power and with how small an aperture the Satellites of Jupiter can be seen. Is there a proved instance of anyone having seen them without a glass who has attempted it deliberately?--Ed. second as its decimal, and by the recent operations with galvanic signals between the stations it came out 67 hundredths of the same second, a coincidence most surprising, and showing how much the former operations could be relied on. Mr. Airy observed that the most remarkable thing in the operation was the use of the Altazimuth for the determination of local time, which is better effected by that instrument than by any other in the absence of a meridian mark. The person using it, however, ought to practice with it first in order to discover if it has any fault. A Paper from Mr. Hartnup on the Rating of Chronometers. A letter from Mr. Pogson on the proceedings at the Madras Observatory. The new transit circle had been satisfactorily completed; the southern celestial survey was commenced on the first night of the year; the engraving of the Variable Star Atlas has also been commenced; the planet Mar..., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 21, Education & Reference, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

2012, ISBN: 113085440X

[EAN: 9781130854404], Nouveau livre, [SC: 1.43], [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numero… More...

[EAN: 9781130854404], Nouveau livre, [SC: 1.43], [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: .the Planetary Orbits: by M. de Oasparis. On the Determination of the Longitude of Valentia in 1862 by Galvanic Signals: by the Astronomer Royal. The longitude of the station at Valentia, as determined in 1844 by the repeated transmission of chronometers from Greenwich, had 81 hundredths of a The greatest elongation of the 4th Satellite from Jupiter is about 580, and of the 3rd, 340. The Star Alcor is about 700 distant from f Ursse Majoris, yet that Star is readily seen separate without optical assistance. The Stars e and 5 Lyra are about 200 apart. Can anyone separate these with the naked eye 1 It would be desirable to learn with how low a power and with how small an aperture the Satellites of Jupiter can be seen. Is there a proved instance of anyone having seen them without a glass who has attempted it deliberately?--Ed. second as its decimal, and by the recent operations with galvanic signals between the stations it came out 67 hundredths of the same second, a coincidence most surprising, and showing how much the former operations could be relied on. Mr. Airy observed that the most remarkable thing in the operation was the use of the Altazimuth for the determination of local time, which is better effected by that instrument than by any other in the absence of a meridian mark. The person using it, however, ought to practice with it first in order to discover if it has any fault. A Paper from Mr. Hartnup on the Rating of Chronometers. A letter from Mr. Pogson on the proceedings at the Madras Observatory. The new transit circle had been satisfactorily completed; the southern celestial survey was commenced on the first night of the year; the engraving of the Variable Star Atlas has also been commenced; the planet Mar.<

2012, ISBN: 113085440X

[EAN: 9781130854404], Nouveau livre, [SC: 1.43], [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerou… More...

[EAN: 9781130854404], Nouveau livre, [SC: 1.43], [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: .the Planetary Orbits: by M. de Oasparis. On the Determination of the Longitude of Valentia in 1862 by Galvanic Signals: by the Astronomer Royal. The longitude of the station at Valentia, as determined in 1844 by the repeated transmission of chronometers from Greenwich, had 81 hundredths of a The greatest elongation of the 4th Satellite from Jupiter is about 580, and of the 3rd, 340. The Star Alcor is about 700 distant from f Ursse Majoris, yet that Star is readily seen separate without optical assistance. The Stars e and 5 Lyra are about 200 apart. Can anyone separate these with the naked eye 1 It would be desirable to learn with how low a power and with how small an aperture the Satellites of Jupiter can be seen. Is there a proved instance of anyone having seen them without a glass who has attempted it deliberately?--Ed. second as its decimal, and by the recent operations with galvanic signals between the stations it came out 67 hundredths of the same second, a coincidence most surprising, and showing how much the former operations could be relied on. Mr. Airy observed that the most remarkable thing in the operation was the use of the Altazimuth for the determination of local time, which is better effected by that instrument than by any other in the absence of a meridian mark. The person using it, however, ought to practice with it first in order to discover if it has any fault. A Paper from Mr. Hartnup on the Rating of Chronometers. A letter from Mr. Pogson on the proceedings at the Madras Observatory. The new transit circle had been satisfactorily completed; the southern celestial survey was commenced on the first night of the year; the engraving of the Variable Star Atlas has also been commenced; the planet Mar.<