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... angle of the cast , and , if continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the ... angles . In a regular nonagon , or that the sides and angles of which are equal , if each side be 1 , its area will be ...
... angle of the cast , and , if continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the ... angles . In a regular nonagon , or that the sides and angles of which are equal , if each side be 1 , its area will be ...
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... angle , and the scale which he in- vented for this purpose , though it has re- ceived some improvements , is still called the Nonius , his latinized name . His works are numerous . NUT - galls are excrescences formed on leaves of the ...
... angle , and the scale which he in- vented for this purpose , though it has re- ceived some improvements , is still called the Nonius , his latinized name . His works are numerous . NUT - galls are excrescences formed on leaves of the ...
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... angle except a right one . See ANGLE . other line , makes oblique angles with it , viz . , one acute , and the other obtuse . OBLIQUE planes , in dialling , are those which recline from the zenith , or incline to . wards the horizon ...
... angle except a right one . See ANGLE . other line , makes oblique angles with it , viz . , one acute , and the other obtuse . OBLIQUE planes , in dialling , are those which recline from the zenith , or incline to . wards the horizon ...
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... angle , a ƒ p , equal to half the angle , a f c , and the line , fp , will point to the pole ; and if the angle , o ƒ p , which is the error of the axis , will be equal to half the angle , b ƒ c , or mƒ u , found by the observation ...
... angle , a ƒ p , equal to half the angle , a f c , and the line , fp , will point to the pole ; and if the angle , o ƒ p , which is the error of the axis , will be equal to half the angle , b ƒ c , or mƒ u , found by the observation ...
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... angles to the polar axis , D , or the axis of the earth , upon which it moves . 3. The semi- circle of declination , E , on which the te- lescope is placed , and moving on the axis of declination , or the axis of motion of the line of ...
... angles to the polar axis , D , or the axis of the earth , upon which it moves . 3. The semi- circle of declination , E , on which the te- lescope is placed , and moving on the axis of declination , or the axis of motion of the line of ...
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