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Excerpt from Astronomical Observations Made at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Vol. 4: For the Year 1838
The Royal Observatory at Edinburgh is situate on the Calton Hill, in the north-eastern quarter of the city, in Latitude 55� 57 North, and Longitude 0 12m 4350 of time, or 3� 10' 45 of space, West Of the meridian of Greenwich. The upper surface of the square plinth of the base of the central column, bearing the Equatorial Telescope, is 34916 feet above the mean level of the sea in the Frith of Forth at Leith. The Observatory, and the principal instruments, viz. The Transit Instrument, Mural Circle, Equatorial Telescope, and Clock, are particularly described in the preceding Volumes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
