Universe
Universe
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Author: Robert Geller, Roger Freedman, William J. Kaufmann
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 2, Problem 22Q

(a)

To determine

The figure, when the observer is at the North Pole in the figure shown below.

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(b)

To determine

The figure, when the observer is at the equator, in the figure shown below.

Universe, Chapter 2, Problem 22Q , additional homework tip  2

(c)

To determine

The justification for the rule used by navigators long ago, with the help of parts (a) and (b). The rule states that the latitude of an observer in the northern hemisphere is equal to the angle in the sky between that observer’s horizon and the north celestial pole.

(d)

To determine

The rule, as used in part (c), for an observer in the southern hemisphere.

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