| 单词 | meridian |
| 例句 | As I settle in, I note that the sun has crossed the meridian. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z About six weeks before I first arrived there, he had shown X-ray diffraction pictures of DNA which revealed a marked absence of reflections on the meridian. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For as long as she could remember, she had been sensitive to all the shifting meridians of energy around her, and her years at the Academy had sharpened and honed her awareness of them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In measuring a degree of meridian, the surveyors would create a sort of chain of triangles marching across the landscape. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Taisin remembered how it felt to bend the meridians of energy to her will: like she was invincible. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then, when the sun passed the meridian, we put another marker on the afternoon stone-shadow. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The meridians are perpendicular to the parallels on the surface of the globe; that is, they meet at right angles, or ninety degrees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Weaving a protection ritual around our camp would...rearrange the natural meridians. Those who are sensitive to the lines of energy would—if they are near enough or powerful enough, they would notice.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rochester, I have just discovered the sun is far declined from its meridian, and Pilot is actually gone home to his dinner. Let me look at your watch.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z From this, he reasoned he could determine the length of one degree of the Earth’s meridian and thus calculate the distance around the whole. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She felt the meridians of energy springing back like strings snapping into position; it made her skin feel red, chapped, as though she had been scoured by a dry wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham was approaching that prime meridian of inebriation that his wife, his sons, and his daughters, based on a grievously embattled history, had come to fear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All the meridians of energy that ran across the Great Wood buckled beneath her touch. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When he approached her, she felt his curiosity ripple through the meridians between them, and then it sharpened, his eyes focusing on her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the very meridian of the night’s enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The Distracted Globe was located at the western-hemisphere intersection of the Boulevard and the Avenue, two brightly lit streets that stretched completely around the planet along its equator and prime meridian. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z No one’s contemplating, as Conrad suggested in “The Secret Agent,” blowing up the prime meridian, in the form of the Greenwich Observatory. After a Cataclysm, the Nature Lovers in ‘Harrow’ Struggle to Stay Sane 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The sensory effects, particularly those created by the megaphones, are profound, not unlike the tingling feelings people get while watching online A.S.M.R. videos, which depict a phenomenon called autonomous sensory meridian response. Megaphones Up, the Philharmonic Opens With Two Young Voices 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Greenwich complex will contain offices, apartments, a hotel, shops and restaurants, while the footbridge will represent the Greenwich meridian, the line on the world map that separates east from west. Santiago Calatrava to Design His First London Complex 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Faithfull, whose previous work includes travelling the length of Britain sticking strictly to the Greenwich meridian, is creating Landscapes Live, from Berlin where he lives, every week during the exhibition. Anarchy in the open air: Turner, Constable and pioneering landscapes 2013-07-16T15:17:36Z He stared at a point in the middle distance, right beyond my shoulder, his hand karate-chopping the air slowly down his meridian to indicate a second, his Marlboro Man machine gun face ossified and unmoving. Josh Brolin Fears the Summer of Josh Brolin 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “Rather than apply direct pressure, I went to the furthest meridian point.” Star-Spangled and Searching His Own Psyche 2011-07-09T03:43:02Z The second meridian, which examines the politics of time, seems particularly compelling. Navigating the Fair: Highlights of Art Basel Hong Kong 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Acupuncture’s specialized needle placements restore the balance of yin and yang by reducing disruptions along the meridians, improving the flow of qi and promoting healing. So you want to give acupuncture a try. How do you pick a provider? 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z As we draw closer to the season’s meridian, what are your hopes and dreams for the show’s characters? ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 4: The Engine Purrs 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The abbreviation stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, a name that was coined in 2010, as videos intended to stimulate the response started to take off. A.S.M.R. Videos Give People the Tingles (No, Not That Way) 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Over 2,000 years, different branches of acupuncture have evolved, but most rely on the principles that a "life force" called qi flows through bodies along 12 channels or "meridians". Why acupuncture is giving sceptics the needle 2013-07-26T09:31:00Z Prior to the institutionalization of standard time, clocks were set using local meridians or local mean time, and they varied widely. Living on Internet Time 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson ordered a small obelisk placed a mile and a half north of the White House to serve as a longitudinal meridian for the new capital city. Is it Meridian Hill Park or Malcolm X Park? Your answer is meaningful. 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z And you’re like, “No, I need to brush my teeth and eat this Jidori Chicken dinner before we cross some sort of prime meridian so I get some normal sleep.” Travel Tips From Comedians: Iliza Shlesinger 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Selection of bowls also varies depending upon which chakra, or energy meridian system in the body, we are focusing on that day. What to know about ‘sound baths,’ an ancient wellness practice gaining steam in the West 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z What’s galling isn’t just the stubborn rebuilding-in-place; it’s that support gets funnelled along the same meridians as other kinds of privilege. The Stark Inequality of Climate Change 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, a lone figure is tracked by video camera as he uses a GPS device to follow the exact route of the Greenwich meridian from Peace Haven in Hampshire to Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z Number of delegates from 25 nations who met in Washington in 1884 to set the universal prime meridian location as the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in London. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Rustling paper, the crackle of frying food, a whispering voice, beads rubbing together — these are some of the sounds that can induce the brain-tingling sensation known as autonomous sensory meridian response, or A.S.M.R. 34 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s autonomous sensory meridian response, and it’s when people talk in a certain tone cutting your hair. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Narrate a Scene From ‘Battle of the Sexes’ 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Oxford, located one degree, 15 minutes and 24 seconds west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, is technically 5 minutes and 2 seconds behind. Oxford: Where time is fluid, Latin is far from dead and every stone tells a story 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The Greenwich Meridian Line runs north-south, slicing the globe in two; the sculpture walk Piper and Dutton devised roughly follows the meridian, inspiring the name. Along London’s ‘other river,’ an art walk brightens the scenery 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “Admiral Peary crossed every meridian,” he said judiciously. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Your pulse beats are too high, she said in Spanish, meaning not too fast but located above an abdominal meridian. The Age of Purification 2011-05-20T22:30:36Z Longitude had no such natural starting point, so the meridian was claimed in various places, including, for a time, in Washington, D.C. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The SCN is the biological equivalent of the Greenwich meridian: it is the reference point used by the billions of other cellular clocks in your body to remain accurate. How modern life gets in the way of sleep 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Dog massage teacher Ken Tsai says he utilizes theories employed in traditional Chinese medicine, including the meridian system, a theory of energy flowing along certain channels through the body. Pampering pooches with pet massages in Taiwan 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z I don’t know if my meridians are more open, or if my chi is rampant. Can a bed of nails really relieve stress and insomnia - or just make me squeal? 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z A chart showing the location of acupuncture points and the various channels, or 'meridians', through which a 'life force' known as qi is said to flow. Why acupuncture is giving sceptics the needle 2013-07-26T09:31:00Z The homeless camp out on the meridians dividing traffic on Broadway, or squat in prewar apartments. Lionel Shriver Imagines America’s Collapse 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Similar to acupuncture, EFT tapping is thought to work by targeting various “meridian points” in the body. Some swear tapping pressure points melts away anxiety. Does it actually work? 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z He disappeared behind the weeds covering the steep embankment of the meridian. What it’s like to camp at the Gorge for a concert: Readers tell all 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The movements help with blood circulation and the body’s meridians — which in Chinese medicine refer to the pathways that energy, or qi, flows through. Struggling to calm your mind? Buddhist monks in Hacienda Heights offer meditation tips 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The line, which for centuries has fallen roughly along the 100th meridian, has moved east by about 140 miles since the late 1800s. Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The pale, simple orbs — made from two wheel-spun halves joined together, the seam between them smoothed to a faint yet indelible meridian — represent a balance between technical ingenuity and chance. Moon Jars, Luminous and Graceful, Are Entrancing Modern Ceramists 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The solution to this dilemma is the International Date Line, set by international agreement to run approximately along the 180° meridian of longitude. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "It seems a little incriminating," he said, explaining that he had pulled it out of a grassy meridian and torn it up. Kansas: The state where abortion is on the ballot 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Figure 2.104 In the latitude–longitude system, angles describe the location of a point on Earth relative to the equator and the prime meridian. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z “I was raised Catholic and Jewish. I’ve prayed in churches, meditated in temples. I’ve studied Chinese meridian theory. I haven’t practiced Scientology in close to five years and it’s no longer part of my life.” Laura Prepon says she ditched Scientology 5 years ago, after practicing since '90s 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school’s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles. City lines up behind Meridian as new name for Mason High 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Longitudes are measured either to the east or to the west of the Greenwich meridian from 0° to 180°. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The rule banning companies from dumping wastewater into rivers east of the 98th meridian without first sending it through centralized treatment systems is arbitrary, according to the industry. Big Oil wants to dump more wastewater into rivers. What could go wrong? 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The prime meridian represents the trace of the surface as it intersects the xz-plane. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z “Generally the 100th meridian is what people say is the division. In Minot we are right on the border with an interesting mix of Eastern and Western birds, a lot of variety,” explained Martin. Minot man is enthusiastic for birds 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The name also pays homage to the fact that Falls Church City lies on the original 1791 meridian delineating the border between Virginia and the District of Columbia. City lines up behind Meridian as new name for Mason High 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The terrestrial system of latitude and longitude makes use of the great circles called meridians. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The ninth-century caliph al-Mamun sent astronomers into the desert of what would become Iraq to determine the length of a meridian arc of one degree. Books for our time: seven classics that speak to us now 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z In the same way, measuring from the prime meridian, Columbus lies 83° to the west. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Some trypophobic people seek solace in another internet trend: autonomous sensory meridian response. What’s behind a phobia of holes? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z CT when the car veered over a meridian and flipped multiple times. Errol Spence Jr. suffers serious injuries but expected to survive car crash 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Each of this circles is called a meridian; they are each perpendicular to the equator, crossing it at right angles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The planet — very bright at -2.4 magnitude now — crosses the meridian about 9 p.m., according to the U.S. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in August 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The intersection of the prime meridian and the equator lies on the positive x-axis. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Another landed on the dirt meridian that divided the lanes. He'd been kept alive with tubes for nearly 17 years. Who is he, and is it possible he’s conscious? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Working with herbal heat packs and hot stones, Sean Bartholomew will “balance and realign major meridians” in your body in an hourlong “Realign and Balance” session. Four Hours: Shop, dine, chill, repeat at the Row DTLA 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The meridian specifies the east-west location, or longitude, of the place. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Autonomous sensory meridian response is the sparkling or tingling sensation on the scalp and neck caused by certain sounds, often referred to as triggers. The tingle is all around us: ASMR is the anti-digital digital phenomenon 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Turner thought the 99th meridian, the place where the prairie meets the desiccated plains, as good a place as any to symbolically mark the frontier. How violent American vigilantes at the border led to Trump’s wall 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The beer ad , which already has drawn more than 10 million views, stands to expose a vast audience to an internet craze known as ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response. Science Says: Can a Super Bowl ad give you brain tingles? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response to give it its full, tongue-wobbling title, is the name given to those stress-relieving tingles in your head brought on by sounds like the above. 2019 in pop culture: from Adele’s 30 to ‘zapping’ your TV 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The terrestrial poles, equator, and meridians will be projected as dark shadows on the celestial sphere, giving us the system of coordinates in the sky. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The meridian had to be measured precisely before the new units could be fixed, though, and it was another six years before the surveyors returned to Paris with a number. The Kilogram’s Long, Slow Climb to Harmony 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Now the blood meridian is everywhere, nowhere more so than the border itself, a place where all of history’s wars become one war. How violent American vigilantes at the border led to Trump’s wall 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z A bird named Munin — from Norse mythology, where ravens play an outsize role — once flew from the Tower down the Thames River toward the Royal Observatory and the Greenwich meridian line, where the day begins. The secrets of the royal ravenmaster at the Tower of London 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z A bird named Munin — from Norse mythology, where ravens play an outsize role — once flew from the Tower down the Thames River toward the Royal Observatory and the Greenwich meridian line. The secrets of the Tower of London’s royal ravenmaster 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Because practices vary greatly by region, the doctors spent endless hours in meetings that dragged over years, debating the correct location of acupuncture points and less commonly known concepts such as ‘triple energizer meridian’ syndrome. Why Chinese medicine is heading for clinics around the world 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The edge of the cross street had collapsed, water rushing across the road, covering both sides of the road and meridian. 'There's no getting out': window to leave closes for Rice's Creek residents as waters rise 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The 100th meridian neatly bisects the United States in two. Datebook: Photographs reconceived, L.A. and it's people and the man behind the geodesic dome 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z So if you’re one of those disgusting perverts who enjoy “autonomous sensory meridian response”, instead of just following the latest news here in written form, why not treat some of your other senses? World Cup 2018: Groups A and B get set for finales – live! 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z ASMR, which stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, refers to the sounds of people whispering, tapping or stroking a microphone, or eating foods to create a sense of relaxation for their audiences. China bans ASMR videos citing "vulgar and pornographic content" 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z TCM is based on theories about qi, a vital energy, which is said to flow along channels called meridians and help the body to maintain health. Why Chinese medicine is heading for clinics around the world 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Soon it became known as the “100th meridian”—for the longitude with which it roughly coincided—and took on a sort of mythic status in the country’s lore. A Nation Divided: Arid/Humid Climate Boundary in U.S. Creeps Eastward 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “That’s where we get the terms a.m. and p.m. - ante meridiem, before the meridian, and post meridiem, after the meridian.” University students dive into star research at 9,656 feet 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “That’s where we get the terms a.m. and p.m. — ante meridiem, before the meridian, and post meridiem, after the meridian.” University students dive into star research at 9,656 feet 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Most of the world’s shipping and the railroads heading to the Pacific Coast in the U.S. were already using Greenwich meridian, so the Royal Observatory was the obvious choice. Affordable Care Act, Puerto Rico, Chicago Cubs: Your Friday Briefing 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Critics argue that there is no physiological evidence that qi or meridians exist, and scant evidence that TCM works. Why Chinese medicine is heading for clinics around the world 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z On it he noticed a sharp drop west of the 100th meridian: The sprawl of homes, commercial facilities and roads starts to vanish along with the vegetation. A Nation Divided: Arid/Humid Climate Boundary in U.S. Creeps Eastward 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The international date line is on the opposite side of the planet from the Greenwich - or prime - meridian that marks zero degrees longitude. International date line that splits US, Russia, explained 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The international date line is on the opposite side of the planet from the Greenwich — or prime — meridian that marks zero degrees longitude. International date line that splits US, Russia, explained 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, new satellite data helped reorient the prime meridian 334 feet to the east, where it now runs through a park. Affordable Care Act, Puerto Rico, Chicago Cubs: Your Friday Briefing 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Rightwing and religious extremists who believe they personally own public land are relatively commonplace out here, beyond the 100th meridian. Americans own 640m acres of national land – if you can keep it | Mark Jenkins 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z If Seager’s projections bear out, the shift could transform agriculture on the east side of the 100th meridian—which has long marked a difference in crop types and farm size. A Nation Divided: Arid/Humid Climate Boundary in U.S. Creeps Eastward 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z While most presidents are curious about the land and people under their rule, Trump treats the sunset side of the 100th meridian as a foreign country. Come West, Mr. President, and you’ll see the natural wonders your actions threaten 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Two main possibilities then arise: one is spherical geometry, in which parallel lines can eventually touch, in the way that Earth’s meridians cross at the poles; the other is hyperbolic geometry, in which they diverge. Mathematicians create warped worlds in virtual reality 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Naval Observatory, crosses the meridian 22 minutes after midnight and sets at 6:43 a.m. Skywatch: March roars in full of planetary events 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The expanse I’m referring to is east of the Sierra and coastal mountain ranges, and west of the 100th meridian, which divides the Dakotas roughly in half and continues southward. Tracing the Deep Roots of the Oregon Occupation Each meridian is believed to be connected to a specific organ system, and when an energy flow is disrupted by a disease or an injury, illness or pain occurs. The Point About Acupuncture: It Works 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Red Wall also provides patented herbal washes that “stimulate the meridian for better lactation.” A Tradition for New Mothers in China, Now $27,000 a Month 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z That's why I invited my pal, The Verge Senior Editor Ross Miller, to explain the rise in awareness of autonomous sensory meridian response. Is ASMR a 'sex thing' and answers to questions you're afraid to ask about aural stimulants 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, the International Hydrographic Organization split the oceans at the longitudinal meridian of 20 degrees east—which runs directly through Agulhas en route to Antarctica. Where Do the Indian and Atlantic Oceans Meet? Disagreement in South Africa 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The following year, an international conference in Washington set the longitudinal line that runs through the London borough of Greenwich, home of the Royal Observatory, as the prime meridian. Your Monday Briefing 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z When we experience good health, this energy flows unobstructed along pathways in the body called meridians. The Point About Acupuncture: It Works 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z They were standardized in the early 20th century around Greenwich Mean Time, named after the meridian which runs through an observatory in the London borough of Greenwich. North Korea celebrates new time zone, 'Pyongyang Time,' 70 years after end to Japanese rule 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Nepal is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of GMT, because it sets the meridian of Nepal Standard Time at Gaurishankar, a mountain east of Kathmandu. How time zones confused the world - BBC News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Because despite the swelter, the smell of sizzling garbage and the persistently overcrowded sidewalks commandeered by tourists, summer in New York City marks the meridian of our livelihood. Summer in New York City is hot, smelly, overcrowded – and wonderful 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z "The slapping and stretching work together to clear the meridians of blocks and help the body get rid of disease," he told The Hindu newspaper last month. Australian police probe Sydney boy Aidan Fenton's death - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Stegner wrote: “With local and minor exceptions, the lands beyond the hundredth meridian received less than twenty inches of rainfall, and twenty inches was the minimum for unaided agriculture.” A time of drought and fires: How to think about the West as it becomes drier and hotter 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z This big, bright planet now passes south about 9:30 p.m., and by mid-April, it crosses the meridian about 8:30 p.m. Skywatch: See Jupiter and celebrate Hubble Telescope’s 25th anniversary 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z It commemorates the work by surveyors to mark the state line and the meridian running though Michigan. New Michigan-Ohio state line historical marker dedicated 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Interestingly, with or without filtering, a large visible stripe that’s apparently devoid of tweets appears over the prime meridian in London. Here's What 6 Billion Tweets Looks Like Mapped 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z GOES-West, which in satellite parlance sits in a geostationary orbit above the 135°W meridian, snaps a full Earth picture at local midnight everyday. One Great View of Earth for the Summer Solstice 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Tulips along the Broadway meridian, redbud blossoms and emerald leaves in Central Park, Manhattan Spring Colors 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z This reasoning holds that illness can occur when a meridian is blocked or out of balance; acupressure is thought to relieve blockages so energy can flow freely again, restoring wellness. Reflexology, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy: A guide to some alternative therapies 2014-04-28T20:34:40Z The FedEx truck driven by Tim Evans, veered across the meridian of California’s Interstate 5 before colliding with a bus carrying 48 students and chaperones. Feds Investigating Claim FedEx Truck Was on Fire Before Crash 2014-04-13T17:37:54Z Grid north is the direction of a grid line which is parallel to the central meridian on , the reference system on Ordnance Survey maps. Should walkers worry about moving north? 2014-01-23T01:50:10Z That made sense, as the Greenwich meridian slices north to south across the easternmost edge of the Iberian Peninsula, placing Madrid in roughly the same longitude as London. In Spain, It Can Be a Pain to Keep Up With the Clock 2013-10-25T02:31:20Z The Chinese believe that the needles release painful blockages of energy — known as qi or chi — along pathways called meridians. Many veterinarians offer acupuncture, which the Chinese have long used for animals 2013-02-11T20:55:00Z Today, the easternmost limit of the plague roughly corresponds to the 100th meridian, which passes through central Texas. When the Plague Came to New York 2013-01-07T20:59:20Z It is really only at its best within an hour on either side of its time of central meridian transit. See Mercury at Dawn and Jupiter All Night Long 2012-11-30T17:45:00.417Z True north is the direction of a meridian of longitude, an imaginary circle of the Earth, which converges on the North Pole. Should walkers worry about moving north? 2014-01-23T01:50:10Z Colombia arbitrarily made the 82nd meridian the provisional limit of Colombian waters—a move that nearly halved Nicaragua’s maritime territory and largely blocked its access to the Caribbean. Can Nicaragua Navigate Waters It Won from Colombia? 2012-11-28T22:20:26Z They stabilized the sextant by anchoring it in a 2-metre-wide trench dug into a hill in the plane of the meridian. Save scientific sites 2012-11-14T18:20:10.447Z At the moment, the groups each have their own meridians, separated by 155°: nearly half a world. Space missions trigger map wars 2012-08-22T17:20:34.400Z One tricky jump depicts the prime meridian, which runs nearby. Royal faces tough cross country course 2012-07-30T12:23:11Z Crossing the street, they would settle onto a wooden bench on the Broadway meridian. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: His Night Train and His Dog 2012-06-08T13:20:56Z He threw up on Greenwich meridian. @sunny_hundal Friend's father invited her mother to his wedding. This 'Marry You' video only feeds my existential crisis 2012-05-31T11:26:00Z The day was evidently far advanced, but the sun, though somewhat past his meridian, was still very powerful, so that the horses were distressed with the heat. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z The team established its own coordinate system, which not only corrected the pole, but also focused the prime meridian on Claudia, a 700-metre crater. Space missions trigger map wars 2012-08-22T17:20:34.400Z A similar instrument is the heliotrope, used principally for defining distant points in geodetic surveys, such as in the triangulation of India, and in the verification of the African arc of the meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z In one meridian brightness shine, And ne’er like ev’ning suns decline? Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z The continent was severed by a north-and-south line along the 135th meridian of east longitude, and all the eastern part declared to be the territory of New South Wales. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z We were constantly changing our meridian, so that no day ended where it began, and we never had a day of full twenty-four hours, but always a few minutes, like sands, had crumbled away. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Life smiles gaily now, the meridian of a summer's day; but recollect, that night, however late, must still succeed. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z When the second earl took charge of his wife's dowry, the fashions of the Regency were in the meridian, and the house was decorated and furnished to suit the prevailing mode. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z A periodic current thus flowed in one direction relatively to the coil in one half-turn from a position perpendicular to the magnetic meridian, and in the opposite direction in the next half-turn. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z The moon was shining bright on the road and the river, and though she had passed her meridian, promised yet several hours of light. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z It was certainly done by design, and shows that the old Egyptians knew how to draw a meridian line, and to take the points of compass, as accurately as the astronomers of the present day. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Local time, the time at any particular town, is measured from the moment of noon at that town; and noon itself is when the sun comes to the meridian of that place. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But next day Bligh was able to announce that they had passed the meridian of Timor, and the following morning land was sighted with expressions of universal joy and satisfaction. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z On the pavement is a meridian line, laid down in 1703. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It is the light of heaven, which pours a flood of glory from its wide-open gates, spreading continual, meridian day, far and wide through the regions of ethereal space. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z At last the time arrived when, at midnight, Cynthia should reach her cold meridian of beauty. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Owing to precession these stars were some 7° further north in the tenth century than they are at present, and they could have been all seen by Al-Sufi, when on the meridian. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Almost immediately he fell asleep, and must have slept for several hours, for, when Ling awakened him, he noticed that the sun had passed its meridian, and was already sinking towards the west. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z He seemed to have passed the meridian of life, and by the mode in which he was painted and tatowed, I discovered that he was of high rank. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. ÷ error of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The Gegenschein, or Counter-glow.—This is a faint patch of light seen opposite the sun’s place in the sky, that is on the meridian at midnight. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z The Midwest and Plains states, for example, are now almost entirely private lands, but hop a meridian or two West, and the picture changes completely. Utah Asks U.S. to Give Back More Than 20 Million Acres of Land 2012-03-23T21:54:15Z The exact points of contact thus ascertained were marked with faint dots, and the meridian circle thereby divided into 256 very nearly equal parts. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A lady not much past the meridian of life came forward to greet them. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z When Jupiter is in opposition to the sun—that is, on the meridian at midnight—satellite I. has been seen projected on its own shadow, the shadow appearing as a dark ring round the satellite. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z It requires but a glance at the history of the greatest nations of ancient and modern history to perceive our danger, and the parallel between our present position and the meridian of their greatness. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z There is a graduated equatorial ring at right angles to the polar axis, so that the astrolabe could be used for making observations outside the meridian as well as on it. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Meridian ~, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The tube is suspended by trunnions at the top and swings against a graduated arc extending north and south for measuring zenith distances in the meridian. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Daily from his meridian he stretches forth his shining scimitar and strikes the fetters from the feet of young men, setting them free to walk the golden streets of an enchanted city. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z In this, as in many important events, the Chinese have been before western nations, their feudal system having terminated anterior to the meridian of that of Europe. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Pickering chose Polaris as a standard and devised the meridian photometer, an ingenious instrument of high accuracy, in which the light of a star is compared directly with that of the pole star by reflection. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Made about 1790 and used for determining meridian lines and time observation of the sun's noon transit. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Moody was forty-one years old when he died—and there was a time when the poet of forty was considered well past the meridian of his genius. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The whole to be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner, upon the same general plan and specifications as adopted east of the one-hundredth meridian of longitude. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Physicists were sometimes jocularly greeted among astronomers as "ribbon men," and no one even dreamed that their researches were one day to advance to equal recognition with results derived from micrometer, meridian circle, and heliometer. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Dullness was well nigh at the meridian of her reign in old Lincoln. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z So great has been this effect upon the senses, that maniacs have been seen to gaze upon the meridian sun without any sensible effect on the organs of vision. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z But in those meridian climes they drink deep draughts of passion too frequently to taste them as we do. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The telegraph line is included herein under the term "railroad," and is to be constructed in the same manner and with similar materials as in the line east of the one-hundredth meridian. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Situated very nearly on the earth's equator, almost the entire sidereal heavens are visible from this single station, and all the planets are favored by circumzenith conditions when passing the meridian. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z It is equal to the angle at the pole between the hour circle through the body and the meridian, but is usually expressed in time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z There is no marked meridian Through which we sail, and feel when past. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z During the solstitial heats I have frequently found nests with frail shades, built of sticks and grass, over them, the short withered grass affording an insufficient protection from the meridian sun. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Mr. Stokes and I observed the sun's meridian altitude satisfactorily from the boats, so smooth was the water. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z One is a polar astrolabe, mounted somewhat as a modern equatorial telescope is, and the meridian circle is adjustable so that it can be used in any place, no matter what its latitude might be. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z After three months, those that before were just rising are on the meridian, and those that were then on the meridian are now setting. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The moon had not yet reached its meridian, but made a long shadow on the ground. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z The first symptom of an aurora borealis is commonly a low arch of pale, greenish-yellow light, placed at right angles to the magnetic meridian. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z At the stations in the vicinity of the meridian of 65� west, the change appears to be very small. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z —I doubt that Sir Joshua Reynolds ever painted a miniature, and I should say certainly not after Mr. Burke "had passed the meridian of life." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z The sun had hardly reached the meridian, before the whole embattled host had disappeared, and the plain as far as the eye could extend, was strewn with the dying and the dead. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Yet still, my charmer, wit like thine Shall triumph over age and fate; Thy setting beams with lustre shine, And rival their meridian height. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z The stand and meridian are of solid gold set with rubies. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Commencing with the meridian of Greenwich, and proceeding eastwardly round the hemisphere, we may distinguish the divisions as follows, in the order of their geographical succession. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The sun has passed the meridian, and hastens to his going down. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Mrs. Hepburn was past the meridian of life. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Read and commented upon with more admiration than intelligence in the Italian universities in the generation immediately succeeding his death, his name became obscured as the sun of the Renaissance rose higher towards its meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The eldest of these travellers was probably past the meridian of life; but his round florid face bore not a mark of care, nor could a single wrinkle be detected upon his open forehead. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z We may regard this system as comprehending the whole of the geographical space between the coast of South America and the meridian of New Zealand. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z A grateful breeze greets your cheek with its bland whisperings; and the early sunbeams, devoid of their intense meridian heat, glisten on the dew-besprinkled leaves, or dance in the ripples of the neighbouring ponds. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z But neither in its meridian nor in its decline has it had any very irresistible charms. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Item, divers other instruments, as the theorie of the eighth sphere, the ninth and tenth, with an horizon and meridian of copper, made by Mercator specially for Dr. Dee. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Fix'd are his eyes in one continued gaze, Nor seem to feel the sun's meridian blaze; Yet are the orbs with youth-like colours bright, As o'er the Iris falls the trembling light. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z It stood almost exactly upon the meridian of Greenwich, so that it was a valuable and far-seen landmark. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z In astronomy the term is given to the passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z I marvel at the liberality of your production and rejoice in this high meridian of your genius. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Rhumb′-line, a line which cuts all the meridians at the same angle; Rhumb′-sail′ing, the course of a vessel keeping straight on a rhumb-line. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Read and commented upon in the Italian universities in the generation immediately succeeding his death, his name bcame obscured as the sun of the Renaissance rose higher towards its meridian. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Like an accommodating almanac, the description of Mandeville is applicable to other meridians, than that, for which it was especially designed. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Individual ships coming into any of these areas of approach are instructed, generally before sailing, to cross the twentieth meridian at certain and different latitudes and thence steer certain courses to port. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Even Lucretius, living in the very meridian of ancient science, cannot in imagination absolutely emancipate himself from the associations of mythology. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z East′-In′diaman, a vessel used in the East India trade; East′ing, the course gained to the eastward: distance eastward from a given meridian; East′land, the land in the East.—adv. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z In 1493, Alexander VI rewarded the crown of Castile for the exploit of Columbus, by giving Spain rights similarly exclusive beyond the meridian one hundred degrees west of the Azores. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z This is a short tale of a grandfather, but it is a very significant story, for its length; and calculated, I fear, for many meridians. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z This particular New York convoy commander was now perhaps instructed to cross the thirtieth meridian at the fifty-second parallel of latitude, where he would be met by his escort. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Saturn will be 90° east of the sun December 18, passing the meridian at 6 o'clock in the evening. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z On the 31st, at meridian passage, Mars and Uranus are nearly together. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z O'er life's meridian have you pass'd; The night of death advances fast! The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z However, so long as the discrepancy is not too great, a conventional mode of computation is employed, and one general epoch is used for all groups of islands in or near the meridian of 180�. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z We now sailed with a fresh and steady trade-wind towards the thirtieth degree of W. Long., and thence along that meridian to the southward. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Length east and west on the north, 470 miles; breadth west of 100th meridian, 35 miles, and east of that line, about 210 miles. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The event is scheduled to begin on Feb. 18 in Greenwich Park in London, which is on the prime meridian. Global Athlete: A New Year of Pushing the Boundaries of Human Endurance 2011-12-30T12:36:59Z In Report upon geographical and geological explorations and surveys, west of the one hundredth meridian, in charge of First Lieut. Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis 2011-12-29T03:00:21.553Z On 29th May, about noon, the Novara crossed the meridian of Cape Horn, and was once more in the Atlantic Ocean. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z This gave us an opportunity of endeavouring to ascertain the latitude by a meridian altitude, when we found the place to be in 63� 10' North nearly. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z When used, the dip needle must be set so that the plane in which the needle swings contains the magnetic meridian, as indicated by the horizontal needle. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Iron has also reached its meridian altitude, and steel is rapidly rising above the horizon of progress. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Our logical thoughts dominate experience only as the parallels and meridians make a checkerboard of the sea. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z From it the exact time is conveyed each day at one o’clock by electric signal to the chief towns throughout the country; British and the majority of foreign geographers reckon longitude from its meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Treating the earth as a sphere, the meridians of longitude are all great circles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The method of original graduation discovered by Edward Troughton is fully described in the Philosophical Transactions for 1809, as employed by himself to divide a meridian circle of 4 ft. radius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z We continued beating up northward, and between sunrise and twelve o'clock meridian of the 28th, we had made twelve miles northing, reducing our distance from Beshika Bay to seventy-eight sea miles. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Portugal's effective possession reached to the 70th meridian from Greenwich—sixteen hundred miles west of the Tordesillas line. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z "She will be due off Cape Fear some time after meridian to-morrow," added the captain, consulting a paper, on which were several arithmetical operations. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Bouguer observed the meridian altitude of several stars at the two stations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The points of contact thus ascertained were marked with faint dots, and the meridian circle thereby divided into 256 very nearly equal parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z This would carry many of them west of the meridian of their ultimate goal, obliging them to turn back eastward along the lines of net trend in the Gulf states and beyond. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z At dawn they hailed the rising orb with song and dances, and attended him to the meridian and his setting with music and festivity. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z At meridian the ensign was run up, and the ship went into commission under the command of Captain Cascabel. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Suppose that at the second station a star is observed to pass the meridian, for simplicity we will say directly overhead, then a 386 plumb-line will hang down exactly parallel to the observing telescope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The Territories include nearly all the country from the meridian of Greenwich to 3� W. and between 8� and 11� N., and cover an area of about 33,000 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The sign of ψ0 may be either positive or negative, depending on whether or not the moon has reached its zenith and hence the meridian of the observer. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z Moreover, since the meridians converge as one proceeds away from the equator, the air of the poleward-moving anti-trades tends to be crowded as it reaches higher latitudes, thus increasing the pressure. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z From the sense in which this phrase is generally used in geography, it might be rendered under the same meridian. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Thieves, by the way, like the moon's silver rays Far better than the sun's meridian blaze. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z The longest way comes to its ending to the most impatient, and well before the sun attained its meridian I stood upon the black road before the village tavern. Pioneer Day Exercises 2011-10-19T02:00:21.770Z I shall therefore conclude that subject with one particular, wherein the Doctor's taste, learning, and genius, blaze in their meridian. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z And never will her usefulness and her splendour reach their meridian until the love of a common Saviour shall bind together every heart and unite every hand. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z It is observable, that ballads are very frequently adapted to the meridian of the place where they are found. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z If the planet is on the right or east side of the meridian, and its second altitude is less than its first, then the planet’s motion is direct. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Stillness, as if by general consent, concert, or word of command, influences all the sylvan communities—a stillness illumined and made more manifest by the dazzling and burning beams of a meridian sun. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z It is customary to consider the field as a polygon, and to draw a meridian line, letting fall perpendiculars upon it from the vertices, thus forming triangles and trapezoids that can easily be measured. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z Azimuth, az′im-uth, n. the arc of the horizon between the meridian of a place and a vertical circle passing through any celestial body.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Let us take a chart of the world and examine the portion comprised between the parallels of 40° North and 40° South and the meridians of 120° East and 160° East of Greenwich. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z If the planet is on the left or west side of the meridian, and has a smaller altitude at the second observation than at the first, then the planet’s motion is retrograde. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The Duchess took the case, clearly, as no matter for grimacing; there reigned in her large pink face a meridian calm. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z If two people on different meridians travel due north, do they travel in the same direction? on parallel lines? The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z Today, this nation encompasses all of the interior U.S. west of the 100th meridian, from the northern boundary of El Norte up to the southern frontier of First Nation. The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 4): Colin Woodard 2011-10-04T00:24:01Z This effected, he was soon called out against Joseph Slack of Blencow, a skilful wrestler, but getting past the meridian. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z The meridian is the plane in which this circle lies. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z She had only to go on, now, from triumph to triumph; her sun swam to the meridian and blazed there with a splendid light. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The small circles of latitude are straight lines, and so are the meridians and the equator, but other great circles are represented by curved lines. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z Interesting, engrossing indeed are the fields of science, art, enterprise, enjoyment, now dawning upon us and promising a bright meridian to the new generation. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z That is, a meridian mark, fixed by observations of the pole star, will be placed that amount to the east of north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z When a star reaches the meridian in its course across the celestial sphere it is said to culminate or reach its culmination. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The hand of the assassin fell upon him just at the very zenith of his fame, the meridian of his greatness, a time when public sentiment was at the boiling-point. Abraham Lincoln's Religion 2011-09-03T02:00:20.697Z Almost all records of breeding come from west of the 100th meridian, but the species in recognizable form probably breeds locally at least as far east as Stafford County. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z Transcendentalism, too, had just passed the noon meridian of its splendor. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z When a pair of stars is to be observed, the telescope is set to the mean of the zenith distances and in the plane of the meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z She then rises in the east as the sun sets in the west and is on the meridian at midnight. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z This was not thoroughly sportsmanlike, they knew, but they were a pair of worthy men, past the meridian of life, and they did not stand on the ethics of the hunt. Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life 2011-08-23T02:00:29Z The species hybridizes freely with the Bullock Oriole in western Kansas, and individuals morphologically typical of Baltimore Orioles are rare west of the 100th meridian. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z He consequently chose for his initial points the natural features of the ground, and made his lines meridians and parallels of latitude. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The more ordinary method of triangulation is, however, that of chains of triangles, in the direction of the meridian and perpendicular thereto. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Ringrose has drawn a sketch of the Duke of York's Islands, and one of the English Gulf; but which are not worth copying, as they have neither compass, meridian line, scale, nor soundings. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z He was, moreover, abundantly ugly, and past the meridian of life, as attested by all cotemporary writers of any authority. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Premature old age overtook her, before she was past the meridian of life; and for some time before her death, her hair was white “with other snows than those of age.” Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Bevis drew the line from the gnomon to the mark he had made the night before, this was the noon or meridian. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The great geographical event of the century, as regards that continent, was the measurement of an arc of the meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The entire coast was at this time placed on our charts as having a shore line along the one hundred and second meridian, approximately parallel to our line of travel. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z To find his precise location upon the ocean, the navigator requires both Greenwich time and local meridian time, the latter obtained by the sun on shipboard, exactly at midday. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z It is in perfect unison with the analogy of nature that the sunset of life should be more cheerful and joyous than the meridian. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z The moonlight cast a shadow to the east of the noon-line, as she had crossed the meridian. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Thence he went to the Kurile Islands and Kamchatka, and sailed from the far north down the meridian to the Navigator and Friendly Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Our course when arriving at the Pole, as near as it was possible to determine, was on the ninety-seventh meridian. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Few women, in our community, and with "troops of friends," have been more thrown upon themselves at an early age, or have led a more truly single life until life's meridian, than did Mary Pickard. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z This land is within the Torrid Zone, and beyond the equinoctial line on the south side, over which the Pole rises from the meridian 5�, beyond every climate. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z I must go up presently and mark the meridian by the north star.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The records preserved in each city were examined, topographical information was diligently collected, and the Jesuit fathers checked their triangulation by meridian altitudes of the sun and pole star and by a system of remeasurements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In a geographic sense we had now arrived at a point where all meridians meet. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The Arabic empire of Spain was in its meridian glory. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.553Z He chose the meridian of 170° E. as the line on which to sail to the south. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z When these constellations have advanced well toward the meridian, as shown in our circular map, their united radiance forms a scene never to be forgotten. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z For the measurement of the arc of meridian in longitude 98� E., in 1900, nine base lines of a total length of 69.2 km. were measured in six months. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z With few glances backward, we continued the homeward run in haste, crossing many new crevasses and bound on a course along the one hundredth meridian. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It is a peak of the Himalayas situated in Nepal almost precisely on the intersection of the meridian 87 E. long. with the parallel 28 N. lat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z It was the intention of Ross to sail to the South along the 146th meridian of west longitude, but the existence of heavy pack ice proved an effectual obstacle to their progress. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z The prime meridian of the heavens passes through this point. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z The direction of the meridian is determined either by a theodolite or a portable transit instrument. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In our return along the one hundredth meridian, there were three important objects to be gained by a route somewhat west of the northward march. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Neither dazed nor dazzled, his brain had swung true to the magnetic meridian of his faith. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The hour of the day is the same at every place situated on the same meridian. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z In an hour Procyon, Capella, and the Twins will be setting, and Spica will be well past the meridian. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z For the ellipsoid of rotation the measure of curvature is equal to 1/ρn, ρ and n being the radii of curvature of the meridian and perpendicular. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Other bearings taken later place a coast line along the 102 meridian from lat. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The phrase descriptive of her movement is used advisedly and with good reason; for fright, exhaustion and the terrible heat of the June meridian had reduced the young school-mistress to a most pitiable condition. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Longitude is measured from any given meridian, to the opposite meridian. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Accordingly, on May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI assigned to Spain all lands west of a meridian one hundred leagues west of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Arbitrary lines, either traced from point to point and marked by posts on the ground, or defined as portions of meridians and parallels, are now the most common type of boundaries fixed by treaty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Greenwich Park: the home of Mean Time, location of the prime meridian, playground of royalty from Henry VI's reign and countless visitors since. Testing time 2011-07-05T08:43:34Z His hands were soft and womanish in their contour, though they were rather large, nut-brown in color, and had evidently felt, as had his face, the meridian sun. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Now Emily, you may tell me exactly how many degrees are contained in a meridian? Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The sun was already past the meridian when the young Cheyenne chief, coming out from under the wagon tilt, once more showed himself to his captives. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z He slept until the meridian heat had passed, and the evening approached, seeming to lull all nature into silence. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z It was indifferent clear till noon, and we thought to have had an observation; but we were hindered by the clouds that came on the face of the sun when it came on the meridian. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Within this watershed, parallel 12½ north of the equator intersects the 125th meridian of longitude east of Greenwich. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z A meridian, reaching from one pole to the other, is half a circle, and must therefore contain 180 degrees. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The little Alice is a matron now, but lovely in the meridian of her virtuous life, as in her earlier morn. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The chestnut was going well, the sun, now past the meridian, was shining brightly, the air was fresh and cool, and my ride was a pleasant one. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Even within the memory of persons not yet past the meridian of life, a portion of our own State was called the West. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z It is divided by the two great circles of the meridian and equator, which cut each other at light angles, into four equal parts, namely, those of the north-west, north-east, south-west, and south-east. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The equator being equally distant from either pole, that distance must be half of a meridian, or a quarter of the circumference of a circle, and contain 90 degrees. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Final geological reports of the artesian and underflow investigation between the 97th meridian of longitude and the foothills of the Rocky mountains, to the Secretary of Agriculture. United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog 2011-06-22T02:00:25.153Z The irregularities to which I have referred consist in sudden and unexpected jumps of the image, which always occur some time after the telescope has passed the meridian. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z The action commenced at 9 a.m., and we engaged until half-past meridian, when we left off chase. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Each locality had its own time according to the moment when the sun passed the meridian of the place, a moment which was determined by observation. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z For the same reason, we have generally more heat at three o'clock in the afternoon, than at twelve, when the sun is on the meridian. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z A bent wire, carrying a small magnetic needle, is balanced on the steel point, so that the magnet, with the fine wire, arranges itself horizontally in the direction of the magnetic meridian. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The great advantage of this arrangement, and the controlling principle of the design, is that the telescope is perfectly free to pass the meridian at all zenith distances. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z Columbus continued to steer due west by compass, or west-by-south-southerly, in reality, until meridian, when, yielding to the burning wishes of those around him, he again altered his course to the south-west. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The first attempt at the actual measurement of a part of the earth's surface along the meridian was made by Fernel in 1528. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z A meridian line, is one which extends directly from one pole of the earth to the other; crossing the equator at right angles. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z His gray hair and beard showed that he had passed considerably beyond the meridian of life. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Except in rare cases, all observations are made within three hours of the meridian. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z We are, at this moment, seven hundred and seven leagues from Ferro, and fast drawing near to the meridian of Cipango. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z As the passages point north and south, if they refer to any star at all, it must be to their passing the meridian. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z To places situated equally distant from these two meridians, it must then be six o'clock. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z And the Lord said, It shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of wickedness and vengeance. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z But these monopolies, severely exacted, provoking complaints and contests, were one among other causes which may account for Rawleigh’s unpopularity, even at his meridian. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z I know little of meridians or parallels, Don Christopher," said the Se�or Dama, "but I have some ideas of visible things. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z For these services he received the honour of knighthood, and was presented by the Government with £1,000, his portion of a reward for reaching the meridian of 110 degs. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z For the same reason it is eleven o'clock in any place situated fifteen degrees to the west of London, as the sun will not come to that meridian till an hour later. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z But his rising pride did not attain its meridian until, midway of the following afternoon, a pretty brown girl came driving a burro up the trail. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z The phenomenon had not been explained—the instruments had not yet been invented which could fathom its depths, or take the admeasurement at the meridian. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z But his sun was past its meridian, and it settled hopelessly in cloud toward its west. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z But beneath the full meridian of midnight, what is like them, except some parts of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments? Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z The equator, and meridian lines, are great circles. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z These were esteemed in their time; but, when compared with Demosthenes and Cicero, were eclipsed like a taper when set in the rays of a meridian sun. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z Alike the shabby and the gay Must meet the sun’s meridian ray; The air, the dust, the damp. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z In justice to Hayes it should be said that the latitude of his “farthest” depended solely on a single observation with a small field sextant of the meridian altitude of the sun. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z Nor did the meridian conference specify the exact course of the dateline. Clock change 2011-05-10T13:30:51Z Places at the same distance in degrees, to the east or west of any meridian, have the same longitude. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Still one hour passed after another, the sun began to decline from the meridian, and the good hostess only visited him on two occasions. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The line separating Alaska and Canada is mainly a meridian of longitude, which 422 passes through a rich mining district. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Twenty miles, estimated, 263 due south of Cape Constitution, Morton made the latitude, by meridian altitude of the sun, 80� 41� N., which by dead reckoning made the cape 81� 1�. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z It fell from its meridian splendor, as falls a star from the blazing galaxy of heaven. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z A siderial day, is the time required for a star to reappear on a given meridian. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z One thing he did know, however, and that was, if a man can take his meridian and mark out his course on the chart, he can find his way anywhere on the high seas. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z This superb ice-sheathed peak is situated in Canada about 40 miles from the coast and 12 miles east of the one hundred and forty-first meridian. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The difference in appearance of a given area on the Moon when viewed under a low Sun and when the Sun is on the meridian is very striking. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z If we call the straight line uniting the two ends of a chamber the “polar axis,” we find that successive chambers have their pylomes at alternate poles; but they lie on different meridians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z A degree upon the equator, upon a meridian, or any great circle of the earth, is equal to 691/2 miles. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The island is in great excitement; they intend taking away our meridian, which we have had over three hundred years, and transferring it to Greenwich, in England. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Second in rank is Mount St. Elias, 18,070 feet, situated close to the one hundred and forty-first meridian, and within the territory belonging to the United States. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The people are getting under arms, and both of our hussar-regiments are ordered out for the defence of the meridian."--"Well, An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z The former are called meridians, the latter parallels of latitude, and by reference to them we can state the latitude and longitude, and thus the exact position, of any place. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z These three minutes fifty-six seconds is the time which the earth takes to perform the additional three hundred and sixty-fifth part of the circle, in order to bring the same meridian back to the sun. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z "Neighbor, do you know what a meridian is?" Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Several of the climatic provinces have two divisions, namely, a humid and an arid, the dividing line being 186 approximately the one hundredth meridian. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The country is in an uproar, because the meridian, which we have had in our island for the last three hundred years, is to be removed to Greenwich, England. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z Deviation of the Compass, the deflection of a ship's compass needle from the magnetic meridian, caused by adjacent iron. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Mrs. B. Because it is twenty-four hours and three-quarters before the same meridian, on our globe, returns beneath the moon. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Over the meridian splendor of Le Stanze we already see their influences floating like a vaporous miasma. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The lines referred to are principally parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude, and boundaries, so far as they coincide with these lines, may for convenience be classed as astronomical boundaries. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z By my observation, I found that we were in the latitude of 27° 13' south meridian; distance from the Ladrones about 16° east. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z The prism is adjusted so that one of the silvered sides shall be exactly in the plane of the meridian, and the transparent side towards the object. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The degrees of latitude, you may observe, never vary in length; for the meridians on which they are reckoned are all of the same dimensions. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Servitude, adulation, irony, and the meridian splendor of Renaissance art had succeeded to independence, frankness, enthusiasm and the poetry of natural enjoyment. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Ninthly: If the earth is moved in a circular orbit, it ought to pass from the west through the meridian to the east; consequently the air ought to move by the same path. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z The sun itself does not burst at once into meridian splendour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Dials are of various construction, horizontal, inclined, or upright, the principle in every case being to show the sun's distance from the meridian by means of the shadow cast by the stile or gnomon. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The English, reckon from the meridian of Greenwich, where the royal observatory is situated; in French maps, you will find that the longitude is reckoned from the meridian of Paris. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Inside there is a click, a kind of bell that strikes, when the hands of our destiny meet at the meridian hour. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z I have no meridian to fix you to, being the slave of what is to happen. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Here I took a meridian altitude, which gave 55. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z By a meridian line, I found the variation of the compass to be about twenty degrees East. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z This is usually attributed to the presence of an irregular astigmatism situated near the asymmetric meridian. Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger 2011-03-22T02:00:22.370Z Nothing more simple, nothing more proper in the meridian of Paris; and does propriety change with meridians? Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z She considers her vast dominions, under which all the meridians on the globe are united, as under an obligation of correspondence with all the nations dwelling under those meridians. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Here I had a meridian altitude, which made the latitude 56. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z When she appeared here in Salt Lake City in 1868, she was far past the meridian of life and was accompanied by her husband, "Mr. Cook," young enough to be her son. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z On the left, with the ophthalmoscope hypermetropia 4·5 D. with asymmetric meridian. Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger 2011-03-22T02:00:22.370Z This is called the dispensation of the meridian of time. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z The Pole Star glided eastward along the meridian, and thrust her sharp stem through a lane of seething waves which marked the open reaches of Lancaster Sound. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z At noon we landed to gum the canoe, when I took a meridian altitude, which gave 54. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Church established on the western hemisphere.—The "meridian of time." The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z We left the ship in a long bay, extending in from Ross Sea, near where the 160th meridian joins the 80th parallel. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z In the meridian of time, when Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, came upon earth to fulfil the central thought in the plan of salvation, he stated the formula in words that never have been surpassed. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z The ship was heading due east by the meridian, or north by magnetic compass, and the true Pole was being thrown over the ship's port waist like a sinister shadow. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Here I had a meridian altitude, and took time. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Thus in the meridian of time the Church of God was founded on both sides of the earth. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z It is in the churches of Florence that my enthusiasm reaches its meridian. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The following table shows an average value for any date and for the Greenwich meridian for a number of years, from which the actual value will seldom deviate more than 20 seconds until after 1950. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The Pole Star canted and drove north along the meridian line, its course parallel to that of the fast-coming Bear. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Here I had a meridian altitude, which gave 56. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z We have seen, on the evidence of the Jewish scriptures, how the Church was established and made strong in Asia and Europe in and immediately following the meridian of time. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z By the passage of the polar star over the meridian, the magnetic variation at Ankóber was observed, with the aid of a well-regulated chronometer, to be 7 degrees westerly. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The + sign indicates that the real sun reaches the meridian after mean noon; the − sign before mean noon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Section 33, then, is the section thus numbered in township 10, south of range 7, west of the Willamette meridian. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z I now took a meridian altitude, which gave 56. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z But when the buffalo vanished, the Sioux passed the meridian of his powers. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The sun had reached the meridian when the hot pursuit commenced, and the arm of vengeance was not stayed until long after his sinking below the western horizon. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z She was tall and imposing of stature, and might still pass for beautiful, although she had more than reached life's meridian. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z Each township is numbered with reference to a baseline and a meridian, fixed by the original survey of the State, thus giving a position of latitude and longitude. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z At noon I obtained a meridian altitude, which gave 52. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The degrees of latitude bear the same numbers as upon European maps; the meridians are reckoned from Yedo. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z The softer sex of Tajúra, whilst young, possess a tolerable share of comeliness, and a pleasing expression withal; but they are speedily past the meridian of beauty. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Before the sun had passed his meridian, De Hauteroche and I, mounted on the two toughest steeds the stables of Saint Louis could produce, rode off for the ferry wharf. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z We passed successive groups of islands, countless in number, various in form, little fairy Edens—populous with life and love, and glowing with light and colour under a meridian sun. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z I had a meridian altitude, that gave 53. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z For this reason, in the meridian hours the great orb was right over their heads, and no one—not even a skilled astronomer—could have told north from south, or cast from west. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z The stagnation of the atmosphere continued undiminished; the pangs of thirst increased, but no water arrived; and the sun’s despotic dominion on the meridian, appeared to know no termination. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He had now passed the meridian of his days, and the term Akkee-waizee, i. e., one who has been long on the earth, was applied to him. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z Then I gained sense enough to look at the sun, to find that it had passed the meridian considerably. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z I had a meridian altitude, which gave 53. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The sun had now crossed the meridian line, and was declining westward. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z We must not, for instance, cross the thirtieth parallel, going southward, until we have reached a certain meridian—say that of forty degrees west. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z In fact, he will have passed into the meridian of life before he can become a fine character-actor. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Later, with the sun swinging exactly at meridian, I took my staff and headed down the road, intending for the Dryad's Glade. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z In the course of the afternoon we had several showers of rain: I had attempted to take an altitude, but it was past meridian. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Towards noon their progress became slower; and when at length the meridian hour arrived the ceiba stood still. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Thus it is that the roads upon the sea have been blazed out, as it were—the blazes not being exactly cut upon the forest trees, but upon parallels and meridians. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z New Place, with its lovely lawn, its spacious garden, the ancestral mulberry and the ivy-covered well, will bring the poet before you, as he lived and moved, in the meridian of his greatness. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The thick dark hair was untinged with grey, except on the temples, where some silver threads denoted that life's meridian was past. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z On the 1st of June we embarked at sun-rise, and towards noon the current began to slacken; we then put to shore, in order to gum the canoe, when a meridian altitude gave me 55. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Columbus thus determined a place on the Atlantic in which the magnetic meridian coincided with the geographical and in which the needle stood true to the pole. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He had been commissioned by the newly established Academy of Sciences to measure an arc corresponding to an angle of 1�, 22′, 55″ of the meridian between Amiens and Malvoisine, near Paris. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z Her stature was tall and imposing, and although she had reached the meridian of life, she was still beautiful. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z The Inter-Andine or plateau region lies in and between the two great mountain chains which cross the greater part of the republic between and almost parallel with the 78th and 79th meridians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z As it was past twelve before we could find a place that would allow of our landing, I could not get a meridian altitude. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z When in the meridian flush of the day, we recall the black apex of night; then night seems impossible; this sun can never go down. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Picard proposed to the Academy the measurement of the meridian of Paris through all of France, and this project was supported by Colbert, who obtained the approval of the King. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 2011-01-22T03:00:16.753Z Each one finds congenial occupation till the meridian meal; when some deep-searching conversation gives rest to the body and development to the mind. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Our commander, therefore, formed the design of proceeding in his present latitude four or five degrees of longitude to the west of the meridian he was now in, and then to pursue his researches eastward. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z At noon this day, which I allotted for repose, I got a meridian altitude, which gave 53. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The sun was in the meridian when the cart arrived at the foot of the mountain and the two friends alighted. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z During their voyage to Norway, he taught Arthur to keep the log-book, to take the sun's meridian altitude, to navigate the ship, and to perform the duties of a complete seaman. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z The day begins when the sun is on the meridian. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z On the 1st of February our voyagers were in the latitude of 48° 30' south, and in longitude 58° 7' east, nearly in the meridian of the island of St. Mauritius. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Here I took a meridian altitude which gave me 53. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Nearer, a little east of the meridian, is Weed's Hill, with Plum Run at its western base, flowing through a rocky ravine. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The sun was now climbing nearer and nearer the meridian, and its rays were growing unpleasantly warm. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z Longitude and time.—In what precedes there has been constant reference to the meridian. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z In the morning of the 29th, he crossed his first meridian, having circumnavigated the globe in the direction from east to west. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z At noon I obtained a meridian altitude, which gave 55. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z At meridian, we observed in latitude 21° 29′, the longitude being 84° 06′. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Away from their feet stretched the silvery mirror of the sea, marking the meridian of the moon. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Solar time is the angular distance of the sun past the meridian. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z At this time, Captain Cook came to a resolution, provided he met with no impediment, to run as far west as the meridian of Cape Circumcision. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z While I was taking a meridian, two canoes, of a larger size, and well manned, appeared from the main South-West channel. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z At meridian we passed that singular group of islands called the Frayles—Anglice, friars—jutting up from the sea in cones of different shapes, and looking, at a distance, not unlike so many hooded monks. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It soon grew apparent, now that the meridian of poor Cynthia's wrath was overpast, that the child would have to pay the price of it. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The difference between the two corrections is the difference between your longitude and that of the standard meridian. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Upon the whole, there was good reason to believe, that no land was to be met with, under this meridian, between the latitude of fifty-five and fifty-nine, where some had been supposed to exist. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z I determined, however, before my departure, to take an observation, and at noon got a meridian altitude, making this place, which I named Rascal's Village, 52. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z September 5th.—Wind fresh from E. S. E. Doubled Cape Garupi, during the early morning, and sounded, at meridian, in eight fathoms of water, without any land in sight, though the day was clear. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Inatulla speaks proverbially of “woodmen in the meridian hour, scarce able to raise the arms of languor.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Verify this statement by measuring, in Fig. 53, with the protractor, the moon's angular distance from the meridian at noon on July 3d. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Admiral Praxin was a man in the 'sere and yellow leaf' of meridian life. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z The Park with its fallow-deer is regal; the Painted Hall is eloquent with historic memories; the initial meridian is an imposing address; and then the Thames—but here, we are at it. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Thus it is, that the roads upon the sea have been blazed out, as it were—the blazes not being exactly cut upon the forest-trees, but upon parallels and meridians. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z They had pleasant remembrance of the hours spent beneath its shade, so different from that of the kop, which but gave them shadow when the sun had either not reached, or passed meridian. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The lettering shows the Pacific Standard time at which the sketches were made, and also the longitude of the meridian of Jupiter passing down the center of the planet's disk. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Accordingly, in all the great cities of the North, slavery is in the ascendant: but, as soon as we get off the pavement, we come upon different ideas; freedom culminates and rises to the meridian. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z The vehicle swerved off the pavement and rolled several times before coming to rest upside down on the grassy center meridian. Bronx Church Mourns Death of Its Leader and 5 Members 2010-09-20T03:18:00Z On the morning of the 21st of October, at about five o’clock, we crossed the tropic of Capricorn, on the 100th meridian of east longitude. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The event would begin on the prime meridian in England on Sept. Blimp Enthusiast Floats Idea of Round-the-World Race 2010-09-16T15:51:00Z II.—The stars and their diurnal motion 10 Finding the stars—Their apparent motion—Latitude—Direction of the meridian—Sidereal time—Definitions. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z The sermons are like an almanac calculated for the meridian of no place in particular, for no time in special. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z In addition, trained acupuncturists also were asked to administer the fake treatment and insert needles at specific points outside of traditional meridians. Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Pain 2010-08-18T15:25:00Z The Laccadives and Maldives are groups of small coral islands, 737 situated along the 73rd meridian at no great distance from the Indian peninsula on which they have a political dependency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The event would begin on the prime meridian in England on Sept. Blimp Enthusiast Floats Idea of Round-the-World Race 2010-09-16T15:51:00Z The Azimuth of a star is the angle between the meridian and the vertical circle passing through the star. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Espinosa was at this time in the morning, or rather, the meridian of his power. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The Glacier du G�ant deviates 14� from the meridian line, and hence the sun shines nearly down it during the middle portion of each day. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The instrument used at Harvard was a “meridian photometer,” constructed on the principle of polarization; while the “method of extinctions,” by means of a wedge of neutral-tinted glass, served for the Oxford determinations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The sun of Napoleon had reached its meridian, the fires of Moscow raised a cloud before it, behind which it hastened to its setting. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Exercise 9.—Set such a clock to sidereal time by means of the transit of a star over your meridian. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z As they came up the pass, under a meridian moon, I could discover that they carried something on a barrow, which, on nearer inspection, I found to be a coffin. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Washington is on the same meridian as Callao on the coast of Peru. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Right ascensions are now determined, not by measuring the angle between one star and another, but, by noting the time between the transits of successive stars over the meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" As the sun stole up to the meridian, another human creature was suddenly added to the scene. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico The middle of this period may be taken as the time at which the star crossed the meridian and at this moment the sidereal time is equal to the right ascension of the star. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z This afternoon Hansen took a meridian observation, which gave 83° 34′ north latitude. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Slightly developed, it was crossed by another ring fixed in the plane of the meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" This instrument moves only in the plane of the meridian on a horizontal east and west axis, and is used to determine the right ascensions and declinations of stars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" ‘One more,’ he raged; ‘give me one more, and drop flat on your face the moment you pitch the ball, or I’ll drive it straight through the meridian of your anatomy!’ Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Tell from the figure what constellation is on the meridian at midnight on January 1st. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z “While we were having breakfast to-day I went out and took a meridian altitude, which, to our delight, made us 82° 52′ N. “ Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 He contributed several articles to the Transactions of the Royal Society of London, and was commissioned in 1759 to measure an arc of the meridian in the neighbourhood of Turin. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis St Petersburg, again, is connected with Greenwich by European systems of triangulation; and the Greenwich meridian is adopted by Russia as the zero for all her longitude values. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" During his years at Cracow, however, he seems to have made numerous observations in astronomy, as most of the astronomical data in his books are found reduced to the meridian of Cracow. Catholic Churchmen in Science What other constellations came to the meridian at the same time? A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Unfortunately, I had no chart of the variations with me, and I could not remember where the zero meridian of variation lay—the boundary-line between easterly and westerly variation. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Az�imuth of a heavenly body, the arc of the horizon comprehended between the meridian of the observer and a vertical circle passing through the centre of the body. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis British India comprises approximately the area between the 95th and 70th meridians, and between the Tibetan table-land and the Indian Ocean. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It seems unnecessary to note that our magnetic coil can be placed in the direction of the magnetic meridian or at any arbitrary angle with it.... The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments |
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