 | 1839 - 694 strani
...the time of New or Full Moon, the Sun and Moon at the moment of conjunction or opposition baring been at their mean distance from the Earth and in the plane of the celestial equator. The unit of altitude (which can be ascertained by observation only at any place, multiplied by the... | |
 | 1834 - 362 strani
...the time of New or Full Moon, at that place, the Sun and Moon at the moment of tj or g having been at their mean distance from the Earth and in the plane of the equator. The unit of altitude at any place can be ascertained by observation only, and multiplied by... | |
 | Mrs. L. H. Tyler - 1837 - 302 strani
...a half after new or full moon — the sun and moon being at the moment of conjunction or opposition at their mean distance from the earth, and in the plane of the equator — is called the unit of altitude. The unit of altitude for Boston is 11J feet, for New York... | |
 | 1840 - 362 strani
...the time of New or Full Moon, the Sun and Moon at the moment of conjunction or opposition having been at their mean distance from the Earth and in the plane of the celestial equator. The unit of altitude (which can be ascertained by observation only) at any place, multiplied by the... | |
 | 1844 - 350 strani
...place, is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon at the moment...opposition are at their mean distance from the Earth, and tu the plane of the celestial equator. This unit of altitude, which must be derived from observation... | |
 | 1845 - 366 strani
...place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon at the moment...celestial equator. This unit of altitude, which must he derived from observation for each •place, multiplied by the quantities in the above table, gives... | |
 | 1848 - 424 strani
...place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon, at the moment of conjunction or opposition, are at then. mean distance from the Earth, and in the plane of the celestial equator. This unit of altitude,... | |
 | 1854 - 372 strani
...place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon, at the moment...quantities in the above table, gives the height of th : spring tides at that place during the present year. By the above table it appears that the highest... | |
 | 1855 - 420 strani
...place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon, at the moment...or opposition, are at their mean distance from the F.aiih, and in the plane of the celestial equator. This unit of altitude, which must be derived from... | |
 | 1856 - 428 strani
...place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives ahout a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon, when the Sun and Moon, at the moment...at their mean distance from the Earth, and in the plan* of the celestial equator. This unit of altitude, which must he derived from ohserration for each... | |
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The unit of altitude at any place is the height at that place of that tide which arrives about a day and a half after the time of New or Full Moon... 
