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clavius_n his_o gross_a demonstration_n hereof_o 90_o a_o more_o exact_a demonst_a with_o the_o practice_n thereof_o 92_o the_o angle_n of_o dip_v for_o any_o height_n of_o the_o eye_n 96_o 3_o error_n by_o the_o parallax_n of_o the_o sun_n correct_v 96_o 4_o error_n in_o observe_v by_o the_o refraction_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o star_n correct_v 97_o chap._n 16·_a fault_n amend_v in_o the_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n declination_n common_o call_v the_o regiment_n of_o the_o sun_n 97_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o table_n of_o declination_n of_o every_o minute_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a in_o degree_n min._n and_o sec._n make_v according_a to_o the_o great_a obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n this_o present_a age_n which_o by_o exact_a observation_n be_v find_v to_o be_v 23_o degree_n 31_o min._n and_o a_o half_a 98_o a_o table_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o every_o minute_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a in_o degree_n min._n and_o sec._n 101_o chap._n 18._o the_o use_n of_o the_o former_a table_n of_o 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the_o apparent_a time_n to_o the_o equal_a time_n answer_v thereto_o 162_o a_o table_n of_o the_o aequation_n of_o natural_a day_n 162_o chap._n 25._o a_o table_n of_o aequation_n of_o the_o sun_n ephemerides_n to_o make_v they_o serve_v for_o many_o year_n 163_o ephemerides_n of_o the_o sun_n 164_o chap._n 26._o the_o use_n of_o these_o ephemerides_n 169_o chap._n 27._o the_o make_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n declination_n 170_o prosthaphaereses_n of_o the_o sun_n declination_n 172_o a_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n declination_n 173_o chap._n 28·_a the_o use_n of_o the_o former_a table_n of_o declination_n or_o regiment_n of_o the_o sun_n 181_o chap._n 29_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o principal_a fix_a star_n about_o the_o equinoctial_a correct_v by_o observation_n 183_o a_o table_n of_o fix_a star_n about_o the_o equinoctial_a 198_o chap._n 30._o the_o use_n of_o the_o former_a table_n 199_o chap._n 31._o the_o true_a distance_n of_o certain_a principal_a fix_a star_n from_o the_o north_n pole_n find_v by_o late_a observation_n 199_o chap._n 32._o to_o know_v at_o what_o time_n any_o of_o the_o foresay_a fix_a star_n come_v to_o the_o meridian_n for_o any_o day_n of_o the_o year_n 202_o a_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n right_a ascension_n in_o hour_n and_o minute_n for_o every_o day_n of_o the_o year_n 204_o chap._n 33._o by_o the_o former_a table_n of_o fix_a star_n and_o the_o sun_n right_a ascension_n to_o know_v the_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n at_o any_o time_n of_o the_o year_n 206_o chap._n 34._o of_o find_v the_o elevation_n of_o the_o pole_n by_o observation_n of_o the_o pole_n star_n and_o guard_n 207_o chap._n 35._o the_o description_n and_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n quadrant_n 208_o chap._n 36._o the_o description_n of_o the_o nocturnal_a or_o night_n dial_n 210_o chap._n 37._o the_o use_n of_o the_o sea_n quadrant_n first_o in_o observe_v the_o height_n of_o the_o sun_n look_v only_o to_o the_o horizon_n at_o sea_n 211_o chap._n 38._o how_o with_o 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