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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 86

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[page][illegible][/page] By simply using the values of the angles to φ and δ and paying due heed to the sign of (φ - δ) when δ > φ all trouble will be avoided. The above formulae cover all cases which can possibly occur. Now let us turn to the practical part of this reduction to the actual work that is performed in correction with it. Refer to the observation second of star no. 51, Part II. The first blank is the one filled out at the observatory during the actual observation of the star. In the upper right hand corner we have the number of the observation (51). Below this we have the date and observer's name or initials. On the two following lines is the title of the series as, for instance, in this case, "Circum-meridian double altitudes of ∝
 
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