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" L, be any points in its circumference, then GF and GE together will be of the same length as KF and KE together, or LF and LE together. THE MAJOR Axis of an ellipse is the straight line drawn through the foci, and terminated both ways by the circumference,... "
Elements of physical geography - Page 120
by Hugo Reid - 1850
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A compendium of modern geography

Alexander Stewart - 1850 - 480 pages
...cireumference, then GF and GE togcther will he of the same length as KF and KE toE'ther, or LF and K togcther THE MAJOR Axis of an ellipse is the straight line drawn through the foci, and terminated hoth ways hy the cireumference, as A O. The middle point of this fine, C, is the CENTRE of the ellipse....
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A compendium of modern geography

Alexander Stewart - 1864 - 684 pages
...eireumferenee, then GF and GE together will he of the same length as KF and KE together, or LF and LE together. THE MAJOR AxIs of an ellipse is the straight line drawn through the foei, and terminated hoth ways by the eireumferenee, as A O. The middle point of this line, C, is the...
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A compendium of modern geography

Alexander Stewart - 1869 - 530 pages
...then GF and GE together will be of the same length as К F and KE together, or LF and LE together. THE MAJOR Axis of an ellipse is the straight line...straight line through the centre at right angles to the MAJOB AXIS, as B D. A TANGENT (or touching line) to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle,...
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Elements of astronomy

Hugo Reid - 1874 - 274 pages
...section is a hyperbola. If the plane pass through the vertex, the section will be a triangle. 389. The Major Axis of an ellipse is the straight line...and terminated both ways by the circumference, as A 0. The middle point of this line, C, is the Centre of the ellipse. The minor axis of the ellipse is...
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A compendium of modern geography

Alexander Stewart - 1882 - 516 pages
...circumference, then QF and GE together will be of the same length as KF and KE together, or LF and LE together. THE MAJOR Axis of an ellipse is the straight line...centre at right angles to the MAJOR AXIS, as B D. A TANGENT (or touching line) to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle, and being produced...
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A compendium of modern geography

Alexander Stewart - 1884 - 586 pages
...circumference, then GF and GE together will be of the same length as KF and KE together, or LF and LE together. THE MAJOR Axis of an ellipse is the straight line...ellipse. The minor axis of the ellipse is the straight lino through the centre at right angles to the MAJOR AXIS, as B D. A TANGENT (or touching line) to...
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Geometrical Drawing

William Henry Blythe - 1900 - 228 pages
...straight line joining the foci is called the major axis, or sometimes more shortly the axis. In an ellipse the straight line through the centre at right angles to the major axis is called the minor axis. The major (fig- 4); axis is the greatest chord through the centre, and the...
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