 | James Ferguson - 1809 - 574 σελίδες
...the largest in the system, and is furnished with four satellites.Latitude of a {dace on the earth, its distance from the equator, measured on the meridian of the place. Latitude nf a celestial body, its distance from the ecliptic, measured on a circle of celestial longitude passing... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1822 - 158 σελίδες
...beginning of Aries. 59. Let us return to the consideration of terrestrial latitude and longitude. As the latitude of a place is its distance from the equator measured on its meridian, and all meridians are great circles and consequently equally large, it is obvious that... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 398 σελίδες
...shadows are in every 24 hours of that period, successively cast towards every point of the horizon. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator measured in degrees on the meridian. If the place lies north of the equator, it is in north latitude ; if south... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 σελίδες
...beginning •f Aries. 65. Let us return to the consideration of terrestrial , latitude, and longitude. As the latitude of a place is its distance from the equator measured on its meridian, and -all meridians are great circles and consequently equally large, it is obvious that... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - 202 σελίδες
...beginning of Aries. 65. Let us return to the consideration of terrestrial latitude and longitude. As the latitude of a place is its distance from the equator measured on its meridian, and all meridians are great circles and consequently equally large, it is obvious that... | |
 | John William Norie - 1840 - 184 σελίδες
...first meridian which passes through their capital, or principal observatory. OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. The LATITUDE of a place is its distance from the equator, measured by an arch of a meridian contained between the equator and the given place : it is called either north... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1841 - 414 σελίδες
...of longitudes when they are of the same name, and to their sum, when they are of different names. 7. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, measured on the meridian of the place, and is north or south according as the place lies north or south of the equator. 8. The small circles... | |
 | James Thomson - 1844 - 146 σελίδες
...mendian ; but nature points out no particular meridian, in preference to another, for this purpose. (15) The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator measured on its meridian. ( 16 ) If a plane touch the earth, its intersection with the celestial sphere is called... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - 1851 - 536 σελίδες
...equator intercepted between the meridians of those places, or the measure of the angle which their planes include ; hence, when the longitudes of the places...other. 6. The latitude of a place is its distance north or south of the equator, measured on the meridian of the place. Latitude cannot exceed 00o. 7.... | |
 | John William Norie - 1852 - 844 σελίδες
...at length given way to the more precise terms of latitude and longitude. OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. The LATITUDE of a place is its distance from the equator, measured by an arch of a meridian contained between the equator and the given place . it is called either north... | |
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The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, measured on the meridian of the place, and is north or south according as the place lies north or south of the equator. 
