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 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... axis is the fixed line or diameter about which the semi - circle revolves ; and its centre is the same with that of the revolving semi - circle , a diame ter of it being any right line that passes through the centre , and terminated ...
... axis is the fixed line or diameter about which the semi - circle revolves ; and its centre is the same with that of the revolving semi - circle , a diame ter of it being any right line that passes through the centre , and terminated ...
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... axis is to be the beam or basis of the whole structure . On the axis are applied two spherical or rather hemispherical caps , formed on a kind of wooden mould or block . These caps consist of paste- board or paper , laid one lay after ...
... axis is to be the beam or basis of the whole structure . On the axis are applied two spherical or rather hemispherical caps , formed on a kind of wooden mould or block . These caps consist of paste- board or paper , laid one lay after ...
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... axis till the place , as London , come to the meridian , and there set the index to twelve at noon . Then is the place exactly on the vertez , or top point of the globe , at ninety degrees every way round from the wooden horizon , which ...
... axis till the place , as London , come to the meridian , and there set the index to twelve at noon . Then is the place exactly on the vertez , or top point of the globe , at ninety degrees every way round from the wooden horizon , which ...
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... axis of the earth at the rate of 108 TO miles every minute of time : but this is motion about the sun ; for that is at far short of the velocity of the annual the rate of more than 65,000 miles per hour . PROBLEMS ON THE CELESTIAL GLOBE ...
... axis of the earth at the rate of 108 TO miles every minute of time : but this is motion about the sun ; for that is at far short of the velocity of the annual the rate of more than 65,000 miles per hour . PROBLEMS ON THE CELESTIAL GLOBE ...
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... axes , the time by these was pointed out on the graduations of the above great circle ; which conse- quently gave a ... axis with respect to the horizon , for all latitudes of places . Mr. James Harris , of the Mint , in the year 1740 ...
... axes , the time by these was pointed out on the graduations of the above great circle ; which conse- quently gave a ... axis with respect to the horizon , for all latitudes of places . Mr. James Harris , of the Mint , in the year 1740 ...
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