It has also another variation, called the declination, or dip. From Wordnik.com. [How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900] Reference
Between sunrise and the declination is the Sunnat-time, and therefore the best. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
You'll need to know your current elevation and something called the declination angle. From Wordnik.com. [The Memphis Daily News] Reference
To learn this we must take out Mercury's declination, which is 24° 43 '18 "N., and the sun's, which is 22° 59' 10 "N. From Wordnik.com. [Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.] Reference
The sun varies in declination 47° throughout the year. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence] Reference
This is owing to the ever-varying declination of the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence] Reference
From this date may be traced the declination of Napoleon's greatness. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 263, Supplementary Number (1827)] Reference
The angle between the magnetic and the true North is the declination. From Wordnik.com. [Military Instructors Manual] Reference
Topographic maps normally have a declination diagram drawn on them (Figure 8). From Wordnik.com. [Location, distance, and direction on maps] Reference
The compass was therefore constructed in view of an eastern declination of 8°. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891] Reference
Given latitude N. 40° 51 ', declination N. 20° 25', sun 18° below the horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884] Reference
In this equation, L is the latitude of the location in degrees and D is the declination. From Wordnik.com. [Earth-Sun geometry] Reference
Line of magnetic north shown by an arrow, and if declination is known, the true north also. From Wordnik.com. [Military Instructors Manual] Reference
It is not by way of any suspicious indignation, but by way of gentle and friendly declination. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
Now, in the given latitude and declination, the sun's center coincides with the horizon at sunset. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884] Reference
They should be immediately acknowledged, either by letter of acceptance or declination with regret. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Figure 8: This declination diagram describes the angular difference between Grid, True, and Magnetic North. From Wordnik.com. [Location, distance, and direction on maps] Reference
And a pleasantly expressed declination invariably makes a better impression than a favor grudgingly granted. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
It was a makeshift nomination, since none cared to run after Clinton's declination sounded a note of defeat. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
These means, combined with the 300 absolute determinations, give 4 'as the annual change of the declination. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884] Reference
Now, here is what we know with most certainty as to the magnetic declination of Paris at the epoch in question. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891] Reference
Congratulations may be sent with letter of acceptance or declination to a wedding to those sending the invitations. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
His declination, however, prevented a controversy which would have been injurious, whatever might have been the result. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
The acceptance or the declination of a formal invitation is necessarily formal but naturally has to be written by hand. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
On causing the curve (Fig. 3, No. 3) to pass through the four points thus determined, we find, for 1612, the declination 8½°. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891] Reference
Congratulations may be sent with letter of acceptance or declination of an invitation to a wedding to those sending the invitations. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
His management of the complicated Trent affair, the manner of his declination of the French proposal to unite with Great Britain and. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
As this has its influence on the radial stream, and the radial stream on the declination, we see at once the connection between them. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence] Reference
From the observatory with a sextant he made an observation every six hours, making allowance for the declination of the sun, meantime. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Jones' Picnic] Reference
The President then telephoned me and informed me of Palmer's declination and asked if I had any suggestion regarding the vacancy in his. From Wordnik.com. [Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him] Reference
But the angry feeling excited by Granger's declination, aided by Van Buren's finesse, gave Southwick, who had acquired some credit with the. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
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