 The longitude of the greater axis of the equator is 8° 15' west of Greenwich — a meridian passing through Ireland and Portugal and cutting off a portion of the north-west corner of Africa; in the opposite hemisphere this meridian cuts off the north-eastern...  Geodesy - Page 291by Alexander Ross Clarke - 1880 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Astronomy - 1879 - 460 pages
...and Portugal and in the opposite hemisphere cutting off the north-eastern corner of Asia and passing through the southern island of New Zealand. The meridian...smaller diameter of the equator passes through Ceylon on one side and bisects North America on the other. This position of the axis agrees very remarkably with... | |
 | Science - 1880 - 1188 pages
...the northwest corner of Africa ; in the opposite hemisphere this meridian cuts off the northeastern corner of Asia, and passes through the southern island...bisects North America on the other. This position of the axis, brought out by a very lengthened calculation, certainly agrees very remarkably with the distribution... | |
 | James Samuelson, Sir William Crookes - Science - 1880 - 822 pages
...off a small bit of the north-west corner of Africa : in the opposite hemisphere this meridian cuts the north-east corner of Asia, and passes through...The meridian containing the smaller diameter of the earth passes through Ceylon on the one side of the earth, and bisects North America on the other. This... | |
 | Physics - 1878 - 518 pages
...the north-west corner of Africa; in the opposite hemisphere this meridian cuts off the north-eastern corner of Asia and passes through the southern island...bisects North America on the other. This position of the axis, brought out by a very lengthened calculation, certainly agrees very remarkably with the physical... | |
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