A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy Vol. 1: Embracing the General Problems of Spherical Astronomy the Special Applications to Nautical Astronomy and the Theory and Use of Fixed and Portable Appendix Instruments With an Appendix on the

Excerpt from A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy Vol. 1: Embracing the General Problems of Spherical Astronomy the Special Applications to Nautical Astronomy and the Theory and Use of Fixed and Portable Appendix Instruments With an Appendix on the Method of Least Squares<br><br>The Gaussian method of reducing circummeridian alti tudes of the sun by referring them to the instant of the sun''s maximum altitude is in this work rigorously investi gated and a small term overlooked or disregarded by gauss has been added to the formula.<br><br>A new and brief approximative method of finding the latitude by two altitudes near the meridian when the time is not known is given in Vol. 1. Arts. 195 and 204 and another by three altitudes near the meridian in Art. 205 which will probably be found useful as nautical methods.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.