- In astronomy, astrology, and geodesy, the
prime vertical or
first vertical is the
vertical circle p****ing east and west
through the
zenith of a specific...
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There are two prin****l
radii of curvature:
along the
meridional and
prime-
vertical normal sections. In particular, the Earth's
meridional radius of curvature...
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vertical, set by the
apparent centre of
gravity of
Earth still points to (aligns with) the
modern celestial meridian (the
intersection of the
prime meridian...
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later largely replaced by the
Placidus system. [citation needed] The
prime vertical (the
great circle taking in the
zenith and east
point on the horizon)...
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marking the
prime numbers. Ulam and
Gardner emphasized the
striking appearance in the
spiral of
prominent diagonal, horizontal, and
vertical lines containing...
- said to have
devised a
system of
astrological houses that
divides the
prime vertical into 'houses' of
equal 30° arcs,
though the
system was used earlier...
- the
prime vertical. The
vertical circle which is on the north–south
direction is
called the
local celestial meridian (LCM), or prin****l
vertical. Vertical...
- ^{-1}\left({\frac {N(1-f)^{2}+h}{N+h}}\tan \phi \right)}
where N is the
prime vertical radius of curvature. The
geodetic and
geocentric latitudes are equal...
- axis) and the
polar radius (semi-minor axis), respectively. N is the
prime vertical radius of curvature,
function of
latitude ϕ: N=a2a2cos2ϕ+b2sin2ϕ,{\displaystyle...
- said to have
devised a
system of
astrological houses that
divides the
prime vertical into 'houses' of
equal 30° arcs,
though the
system was used earlier...
