APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 23, Problem 11LR
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The relationship between the latitude of a place present in the Northern Hemisphere and the angle of Polaris above the horizon present at that place.

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The latitude is known as the line of parallel which runs from east-west all round the globe. The Polaris star is a type of North star that remains fixed at its position.

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