A Text-Book of Geodetic Astronomy (Classic Reprint)

The accuracy of a mans thoughts, as well as of his speech, when dealing with a given subject depends largely upon the precision of his understanding of the special vocabulary of that subject. With that idea in view the finder list of definitions given in 312 has been prepared. The student who is not sure of the exact meaning of a word may turn to this list and so find the exact definition quickly. In reading definitions the context should also be read. When a word is defined in the text it is printed in italics. The effort has been made to select the formulae which have been found in practice to lead to accurate and rapid computations. They have been gathered at the end of the volume for convenient reference, and adjacent to each formula will be found references to the corresponding portion of the text, so that for those who may use the book as a manual the list of formulas with these references may serve as an index or finder for the text. In the five principal chapters the instrument has first been described, and the adjustments given, as well as directions for observing, and an example of the record. The derivation of the formulae, the computation, etc., follow. If the text-book work and the practical work of the observatory are carried on together during the same term one naturally wishes the students to become familiar with the instruments and their manipulation as soon as possible. In that case it is recommended that the first portions only of certain chapters be taken and the later portions omitted temporarily. The following order may then be used: 1-27, 37, 51-63, 83-91, 134-146, 177-187, 201-203, 205 to middle of 210, 273-276, 28-50, 64-82, 92-133, 147-176, 188-272, 277 to the end.
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