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Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy 01 Vol. I. Spherical Astronomy
J. B. Lippincott & Co.
[Spherical and Practical Astronomy 1]
Filadelfia 1891
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1863.0101;15203Preface
10Contents of Vol. I.
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17      Chapter I.-
17            The Celestial Sphere-Spherical and Rectangular Co-ordinates
18            Spherical co-ordinates
27            Transformation of spherical co-ordinates
43            Rectangular co-ordinates
48            Transformation of rectangular co-ordinates
50            Differential variations of co-ordinates
52      Chapter II.-
52            Time - Use of the Ephemeris - Interpolation - Star Catalogues
53            Solar time
59            Sidereal time
64            Hour angles
68            Ephemeris
79            Interpolation by differences of any order
91            Star catalogues
95      Chapter III.-
95            Figure and Dimensions of the Earth
97            Reduction of latitude
99            Radius of the terrestrial spheroid for given latitudes
101            Normal, &c
103      Chapter IV.-
103            Reduction of Observations to the Centre of the Earth
104            Parallax
127            Refraction - General laws of refraction
130                  Tables of refraction
136                  Differential equation of the atmospheric refraction
136                  Integration of the differential equation with Bouguer's hypothesis
143                  Integration with Bessel's hypothesis according to the methods of Kramp and Laplace
165                  Construction of Bessel's Table
171                  Refraction in right ascension and declination
172            Dip of the horizon
180            Semidiameters of celestial bodies
183                  Augmentation of the moon's semidiameters
184                  Contraction of the sun's and the moon's semidiameters by refration
189            Reduction of observed zenith distances to the centre of the earth
193      Chapter V.-
193            Finding the Time by Astronomical Observations
196                  1st Method.—By transits
196                  2st Method.—By equal altitudes
206                  3st Method.—By a single altitude or zenith distance
213                        Correction for second differences of zenith distance
217                  4th Method.—By the disappearances of a star behind a terrestrial object
218            Time of rising and setting of the stars
219            Finding the Time at Sea
219                  1st Method.—By a single altitude
220                  2st Method.—By equal altitudes
223      Chapetr VI.-
223            Finding the Latitude by Astronomical Observations
223                  1st Method.—By meridian altitudines or zenith distances
226                        Combination of pairs of stars whose merdian zenith distances are nearly equal (see Vol. II, Zenith Telescope)
226                        Meridian altitudes of circumpolar star
228                        Meridian zenith distances of the sun near the solstices
229                  2st Method.—By a single altitude at a given time
233                  3st Method.—By reduction to the meridian when the time is given
235                        Circummeridian altitudes
244                        Gauss's method of reducing circummeridian altitudes of the sun
251                        Limits of the reduction to the meridian
253                  4st Method.—By the Polar Star
257                  5st Method.—By two altitudes of the same star, or different stars, and the elapsed time between the observations
258                        General solution
264                        Caillet's formulae for afixed star or the sun
266                        Correction of this method for the sun
277                  6th Method.—By two altitudes of the same or different stars, with the difference of their azimuths
277                  7th Method.—By two different stars observed at the same altitude, when the time is given
279                        At nearly the same altitude, observed with the zenith telescope
280                  8th Method.—By three stars observed at the same altitude (Gauss's method)
286                        The same by Cagnoli's formulæ
289                        By a number of stars observed at the same altitude, treated by the Method of Least Squares
293                  9th Method.—By the transits of stars over vertical circles (see Vol. II., Transit Instrument in the Prime Vertical)
296                  10th Method.—By altitudes near the meridian when the time is not known
296                        (A.)By two altitudes near the meridian and the chronometer times of the observations, when the rate of the chronometer is known, but not its correction
299                        (B.)By three altitudes near the meridian and the chronometer times of the observations, when neither the correction nor the rate of the azimuths
301                        (C.)By two altitudes near the meridian and the difference of the azimuths
302                        (D.)By three altitudes near the meridian and the differences of azimuths
303                  11th Method.—By the rate of change of altitude near the prime vertical
304            Finding the Latitude at Sea
304                  1st Method.—By meridian altitude
307                  2th Method.—By reduction to the meridian when the time is given
307                  3th Method.—By two altitudes near the meridian when the time is not known
309                  4th Method.—By three altitudes near the meridian when the time is not known
310                  5th Method.—By a single altitude at a given time
311                  6th Method.—By the change of altitude near the prime vertical
311                  7th Method.—By the Polar Star
313                  8th Method.—By two altitudes with the elapsed time between them
317      Chapter VII.-
317            Finding the Longitude by Astronomical Observations
317                  1st Method.—By portable chronometers
323                        Chronometric expeditions
337                  2th Method.—By signals
337                        Terrestrial signals
339                        Celestial signals
339                              (a)Bursting of a meteor
339                              (b)Beginning or ending of an eclipse of the moon
339                              (c)Eclipses of Jupiter's satellites
339                              (d)Occultations of Jupiter's satellites
339                              (e)Transits of the satellites over Jupiter's disc
339                              (f)Transits of the shadows of the satellites over Jupiter's disc
339                              (g)Eclipses of the sun, Occultations of star and planets by the moon
341                  3d Method.—By the electric telegraph
342                        Method of star signals
350                  4th Method.—By moon culminations
358                        Peirce's method of correcting the ephemeris
363                        Combination of moon culminations by weights
371                  5th Method.—By azimuths of the moon, or transits of the moon and a star over the same vertical circle
382                  6th Method.—By altitudes of the moon
383                        (A.)By the moon's absolute altitude
386                        (B.)By equal altitudes of the moon and a star observed with the Zenith Telescope
393                  7th Method.—By lunar distances
395                        (A.)Rigorous method
402                        (B.)Approximative method
420            Finding the Longitude at Sea
420                  By chronometers
422                  By lunar distances
423                  By the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites
423                  By the moon's altitude
424                  By occultations of stars by the moon
424      Chapter VIII.-
424            Finding a Ship's Place at Sea by Circles of Position—Sumner's Method
429      Chapter IX.-
429            The Meridian Line and Variation of the Compass
436      Chapters X.-
436            Eclipses
436            Solar Eclipses. Prediction for the earth generally
439                  Fundamental equations
456                  Outline of the shadows
466                  Rising and setting limits
475                  Curves of maximum in horizon
480                  Northern and southern limits
491                  Curve of central eclipse
498                  Limits of total or annular eclipse
505            Prediction for a given place
515            Correction for atmospheric refraction in eclipses
517            Correction for the height of the observer above the level of the sea
518            Application of observed solar eclipses to the determination of terrestrial longitudes and the correction of the elements of the computation
542            Lunar eclipses
549            Occultations of fixed stars by the moon
550                  Terrestrial longitudes from occultations of stars
557                  Prediction of occultations
561                  Limiting parallels
565            Occultations of planets by the moon
566                  Apparent form of a planet's disc
578                  Terrestrial longitude from occultations of planets
591            Transits of Venus and Mercury
592                  Determination of the solar parallax
593                  Prediction for the earth generally
601            Occultation of a fixed star by a planet
602      Chapter XI.-
602            Precession, Nutation, Aberration, and Annual Parallax of the Fixed Stars
604            Precession
624            Nutation
628            Aberration
643            Parallax
645            Mean and apparent places of stars
658      Chapter XII.-
658            Determination of the Obliquity of the Ecliptic and the Absolute Right Ascensions and Declinations of Stars by Observation
659            Obliquity of the ecliptic
665            Equinoctial points, and absolute right ascension an declination of the fixed stars
671      Chapter XIII.-
671            Determination of Astronomical Constants by Observation
671            Constants of Refraction
673            Constant of solar parallax
680            Constant of lunar parallax
687            Mean semidiameters of the planets
688            Constant of aberration and heliocentric parallax of fixed stars
698            Constant of nutation
701            Constant of precession
703            Motion of the sun in space
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