Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Their Applications to Heights and Distances Projections of the Sphere, Dialling, Astronomy, the Solution of Equations, and Geodesic OperationsBaldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1816 - 244 páginas |
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... pleted . The demonstration is the same as in prob . 2 . The angle made between the style and substyle is here equal to the complement of the latitude . When the dial is placed vertically to face the proper cardinal 144 . Dialling .
... pleted . The demonstration is the same as in prob . 2 . The angle made between the style and substyle is here equal to the complement of the latitude . When the dial is placed vertically to face the proper cardinal 144 . Dialling .
Página 145
... substyle in this dial will make an angle with the horizon equal to the lati- tude , that the hour lines will be all parallel to the sub- style , and at the distances indicated by a cot P , a being the height of the gnomon , and P the ...
... substyle in this dial will make an angle with the horizon equal to the lati- tude , that the hour lines will be all parallel to the sub- style , and at the distances indicated by a cot P , a being the height of the gnomon , and P the ...
Página 147
... substyle and horizon ; and sin E COS L COS D , for the elevation of the style . From these and a table of natural sines and tangents , the hour lines , & c . may easily be drawn , thus : Let ABCD be the plane on which the dial is to be ...
... substyle and horizon ; and sin E COS L COS D , for the elevation of the style . From these and a table of natural sines and tangents , the hour lines , & c . may easily be drawn , thus : Let ABCD be the plane on which the dial is to be ...
Página 149
... substyle , in this instance between HM and HA , is determined by the preceding equation for cot s , and the elevation of the style by the preced- ing theorem for sin E. 26. But this kind of dial , as well as horizontal and direct dials ...
... substyle , in this instance between HM and HA , is determined by the preceding equation for cot s , and the elevation of the style by the preced- ing theorem for sin E. 26. But this kind of dial , as well as horizontal and direct dials ...
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... substyle is rightly determined . But the substylar line is evidently a portion of the right line between the centre of the dial and the appa- rent pole therefore , the apparent pole , P , lies in the prolongation of нS . At the apparent ...
... substyle is rightly determined . But the substylar line is evidently a portion of the right line between the centre of the dial and the appa- rent pole therefore , the apparent pole , P , lies in the prolongation of нS . At the apparent ...
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altitude angled spherical triangle axis azimuth base becomes bisect centre chap chord circle circle of latitude computation consequently cos² cosec cosine declination deduced determine dial diameter difference distance draw earth ecliptic equa equal equation Example find the rest formulæ given side h cos h half Hence horizon hour angle hour line hypoth hypothenuse intersecting latitude logarithmic longitude measured meridian oblique opposite angle parallel perpendicular plane angles plane triangle pole problem prop quadrant radius right angled spherical right angled triangle right ascension right line secant sin A sin sin² sine solid angle sphere spherical excess spherical trigonometry star substyle sun's supposed surface tan² tangent theorem three angles three sides tion triangle ABC values versed sine versin vertical angle whence zenith δα
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