American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... appear to move along the plumb - line . The axis , hfo , may be elevated nearly parallel to the axis of the earth , by means of a small common quadrant , and its error may be corrected by making the line of sight fol- low the circular ...
... appear to move along the plumb - line . The axis , hfo , may be elevated nearly parallel to the axis of the earth , by means of a small common quadrant , and its error may be corrected by making the line of sight fol- low the circular ...
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... appear to be raised on a circle of altitude to the additional height which the error of refraction will occasion at that altitude . This instrument stands on three feet , L , distant from each other 14.4 inches ; and when all the parts ...
... appear to be raised on a circle of altitude to the additional height which the error of refraction will occasion at that altitude . This instrument stands on three feet , L , distant from each other 14.4 inches ; and when all the parts ...
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... appear in the glass . Besides these uses peculiar to this instrument , it is also ap- plicable to all the purposes to which the principal astronomical instruments , viz . a transit , a quadrant , and an equal alti- tude instrument , are ...
... appear in the glass . Besides these uses peculiar to this instrument , it is also ap- plicable to all the purposes to which the principal astronomical instruments , viz . a transit , a quadrant , and an equal alti- tude instrument , are ...
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... appear first in June ; the stalks keep continually advancing in height , and there is a constant succession of flowers till late in autumn . It is a native of North America . OESOPHAGUS , the gula , or gullet , is a membranaceous canal ...
... appear first in June ; the stalks keep continually advancing in height , and there is a constant succession of flowers till late in autumn . It is a native of North America . OESOPHAGUS , the gula , or gullet , is a membranaceous canal ...
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... appear , though held in the hand under the same circumstances for several hours ; a sufficient proof that the eggs themselves are not conveyed to the stomach . It is fortunate for the animal infested by these insects , that their num ...
... appear , though held in the hand under the same circumstances for several hours ; a sufficient proof that the eggs themselves are not conveyed to the stomach . It is fortunate for the animal infested by these insects , that their num ...
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