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The description and use of the globes and the orrery: To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar systemHarris, Joseph

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The description and use of the globes and the orrery: To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system

Name: The description and use of the globes and the orrery: To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system
Author: Harris, Joseph

Harris, Joseph

Astronomical models; Globes

_The Latitude, the Sun’s Altitude, and his
        Azimuth being given; to find his Place on the Ecliptic,
        and the Hour_                                           ibid.
    PROB. XXXI. _The Declination, and Meridian Altitude
        of the Sun, or of any Star being given; to find the
        Latitude of the Place_                                   153
    PROB. XXXII. _The Day and Hour of a Lunar Eclipse
         being known; to find all those Places upon the Globe
         in which the same will be visible_                      154
    PROB. XXXIII. _The Day of the Month, and Hour of
        the Day, according to our way of reckoning in_ England,
        _being given; to find thereby the_ Babylonish, Italic,
        _and_ Jewish, _or_ Judaical _Hour_                       155
    PROB. XXXIV. _To find the Right Ascension and
        Declination of the Sun, or any Fixed Star_               156
    PROB. XXXV. _To find the Longitude and Latitude
        of a given Star_                                         158
    PROB. XXXVI. _The Latitude of the Place, the Day
        of the Month, and the Hour being given; to find what
        Stars are then rising and setting, what Stars are
        culminating, or on the Meridian, and the Altitude and
        Azimuth of any Star above the Horizon; and also how to
        distinguish the Stars in the Heavens one from the other,
        and to know them by their proper Names_                  159
    PROB. XXXVII. _The Latitude of the Place being
        given; to find the Amplitude, Oblique Ascension, and
        Descension, Ascensional Difference, Semi-diurnal Arch,
        and the time of Continuance above the Horizon, of any
        given Point in the Heavens_                              162
    PROB. XXXVIII. _The Latitude and the Day of the
        Month being given; to find the Hour when any known Star
        will be on the Meridian, and also the time of its
        Rising and Setting_                                      165
    PROB. XXXIX. _To find at what time of the Year a
        given Star will be upon the Meridian, at a given Hour
        of the Night_                                            166
    PROB. XL. _The Day of the Month and the Azimuth, of any
        known Star being given; to find the Hour of the Night_   167
    PROB. XLI. _Two known Stars, having the same
        Azimuth, or the same Height, being given; to find the
        Hour of the Night_                                       168
    PROB. XLII. _The Latitude, Day of the Month, and
        the Altitude of any known Star being given; to find
        the Hour of the Night_                                   169
    PROB. XLIII. _Having the Latitude of the Place, to
        find the Degree of the Ecliptic, which rises or sets with
        a given Star; and from thence to determine the time of
        its_ Cosmical _and_ Achronical _Rising and Setting_      171
    PROB. XLIV.

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