Measurement of a meridional arc, 1800 - 1803
Scope and Contents
Measurement of a meridional arc from Trivandeporum to Paudree, India, and of the arc perpendicular to the meridian. The volume includes accounts, observations and experiments performed by Brigade Major William Lambton on the latitude 12º32'N.
1. An account of the measurement of the base line and an explanation and experiments performed on the chain and their comparative lengths.
2. Commencement of the operations from the base: the large theodolite.
3. Angles taken with the large theodolite, 27 September 1802 - 13 April 1803.
4. Triangles.
5. Reduction of the distances to the meridian of Trivandeporum for determining the length of the terrestrial arc.
6. Observations with the zenith sector for the latitude of Paudra.
7. Observations of the Pole Star and the length of a degree perpendicular to the meridian.
8. Size of the Earth deduced from the data and a map of the meridians used.
9. Postscript.
Dates
- Creation: 1800 - 1803
Creator
- From the Series: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
A2/412
Finding aid date
2005-11-07 09:20:57+00:00
Subject
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