 | Jacob Willetts - Geography - 1823 - 236 pages
...of August PROBLEM ix — To find at what hour the sun rises and sets any day in the year, and also upon what point of the compass. Rectify for the latitude and sun's place (probviii) and turn the sun's plane to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index wilt point to... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1825 - 151 pages
...sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob. X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index'will show the hour of rising ; bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the in-* dex... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1829 - 202 pages
...sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob. X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the hour of rising ; bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the... | |
 | James Charlton - Geography - 1829 - 250 pages
...the sun rises and icts, at any place on a given day ; and also upon what point of the compass. Bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the hour of rising. Bring it to the western edge and the index will show the time of setting.... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Astronomy - 1834 - 272 pages
...place, at any given day in the year, and the length of the day and night at that place. to 12. Bring the Sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of the Sun's rising. Bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1834 - 248 pages
...setting, which, doubled, will give the length of the day ; turn the globe till the sun's place comes to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point out the time of his rising, which, doubled, will give the length of the night. . Answer. The sun rises... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - Astronomy - 1836 - 214 pages
...sun's place in the ecliptic (by Prob. X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the hour of rising ; bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the... | |
 | Barnum Field - Geography - 1837 - 166 pages
...the north pole; if south latitude, elevate the south pole. How is the globe rectified to a place ? * turn the Sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the hour of rising—then bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of setting.... | |
 | Barnum Field - Geography - 1840 - 168 pages
...hour the Sun rises and sets any day in the year. Rectify the globe for the latitude and Sun's place, and turn the Sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the hour of rising—then bring it to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of setting.... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Classical geography - 1844 - 362 pages
...6tfi of August. PROBLEM ix. To find at what Hour the Sun rises and sets any Day in the Year, and also upon what Point of the Compass. Rectify for the latitude and sun's place (Prob. vnr.), and turn the sun'-i place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point to the... | |
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