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... from fixed in direction among the stars . And these are but the chief of the ever -
shifting elements of the eclipse machine , all of which must be expressed by
mathematical equations with the last degree of precision , in both space and time
.
... from fixed in direction among the stars . And these are but the chief of the ever -
shifting elements of the eclipse machine , all of which must be expressed by
mathematical equations with the last degree of precision , in both space and time
.
Page 15
... radiating so much half , visible to some part of the earth . light in all directions
that a veritable The average track of totality , however , screen of light is formed ,
which prevents is only between sixty and seventy miles observation upon the
less ...
... radiating so much half , visible to some part of the earth . light in all directions
that a veritable The average track of totality , however , screen of light is formed ,
which prevents is only between sixty and seventy miles observation upon the
less ...
Page 17
The observations which are of importance , and which can be made only during a
total eclipse , are , according to Young : ( a ) Times of four contacts , and direction
of the line joining the cusps of the partially eclipsed sun . These determine ...
The observations which are of importance , and which can be made only during a
total eclipse , are , according to Young : ( a ) Times of four contacts , and direction
of the line joining the cusps of the partially eclipsed sun . These determine ...
Page 37
The combined motions in opposite directions made our speed about two
thousand miles an hour , so that we should circle the earth every twelve hours .
This calculation was of the greatest importance , since we would have to time our
...
The combined motions in opposite directions made our speed about two
thousand miles an hour , so that we should circle the earth every twelve hours .
This calculation was of the greatest importance , since we would have to time our
...
Page 42
If the sigin opposite directions , and cloth between , nal is still standing , well and
good . In where great extremes of temperature and the center of it will be found a
large peg dampness are expected . On this blank driven into the ground ; and in ...
If the sigin opposite directions , and cloth between , nal is still standing , well and
good . In where great extremes of temperature and the center of it will be found a
large peg dampness are expected . On this blank driven into the ground ; and in ...
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