First Point of Aries
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This point is called the First Point of Aries.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
Add to that the sun's R.A. or the distance in time the sun is from the First Point of Aries at Greenwich Mean Noon.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
You remember that, roughly speaking, the Sun's Right Ascension was the distance in time the sun was from the First Point of Aries.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
That is, when Greenwich is 4h 16m 30s from the sun, how far is Greenwich from the First Point of Aries?
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
From the First Point of Aries, or the place of the sun at the vernal equinox, the degrees of the ecliptic are counted from west to east.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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