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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... equal to the angle of the east , and , if continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the nonagesimal at a given time , under a given elevation of the pole , is easily found If the altitude of the ...
... equal to the angle of the east , and , if continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the nonagesimal at a given time , under a given elevation of the pole , is easily found If the altitude of the ...
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... equal , if each side be 1 , its 4 area will be 6.182 , nearly = of the tan- gent of 70 ° to the radius . NON claim , in law , where a person has a demand upon another , and does not en- force his claim within a reasonable time , he is ...
... equal , if each side be 1 , its 4 area will be 6.182 , nearly = of the tan- gent of 70 ° to the radius . NON claim , in law , where a person has a demand upon another , and does not en- force his claim within a reasonable time , he is ...
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... equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consisting of a whole number and a broken one . Even number , that which may be divided into two equal parts without any fraction , as 6 , 12 , & c . The sum ...
... equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consisting of a whole number and a broken one . Even number , that which may be divided into two equal parts without any fraction , as 6 , 12 , & c . The sum ...
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... describe two concentric circles , the one having its diameter the same with the breadth of the object glass , and the other half that diameter ; divide the smaller circumfer ence into six equal parts , pricking the points of OAK OBJ.
... describe two concentric circles , the one having its diameter the same with the breadth of the object glass , and the other half that diameter ; divide the smaller circumfer ence into six equal parts , pricking the points of OAK OBJ.
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... equal parts , pricking the points of division through with a fine needle ; cover one side of the glass with this paper , and , exposing it to the sun , receive the rays through these six holes upon a plane ; then by moving the plane ...
... equal parts , pricking the points of division through with a fine needle ; cover one side of the glass with this paper , and , exposing it to the sun , receive the rays through these six holes upon a plane ; then by moving the plane ...
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