Astronomia Britannica exhibiting the doctrine of the sphere, and theory of the planets decimally by trigonometry, and by tables : fitted for the meridian of London ... / by John Newton ...

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Title: Astronomia Britannica exhibiting the doctrine of the sphere, and theory of the planets decimally by trigonometry, and by tables : fitted for the meridian of London ... / by John Newton ...
Author: Newton, John, 1622-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed for the author by R. and W. Leybourn, and are to be sold by Thomas Piercepoint ...,; 1657.
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Subject terms: Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.; Planetary theory -- Early works to 1800.; Astronomy -- Mathematics -- Early works to 1800.
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In the preceding figure of the 16 Chapter, the Sun is in Virgo, 4. 07 and therefore his Declination is 10. 05. North above the Earth; his di∣stance from the Meridian by the 22 Chapter, was found to be 83. 15. Now then to find the Poles Elevation, I look in that Table for the Suns declina∣tion in the second Column of the left hand page, and his distance from the Meridian in a straight line, and in the last folio of that Table, I finde a∣gainst 10 degrees of Declination, the distance of a Star from the Meridi∣an neerest to my number to be 83. 37. and over the head thereof 50, which is the degree of the Poles Elevation above that Circle of Position.