The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
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... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
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... earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the lower part which receives a muffle resting on the floor of the furnace , and open on both sides . The upper part of the furnace consists of a fire ...
... earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the lower part which receives a muffle resting on the floor of the furnace , and open on both sides . The upper part of the furnace consists of a fire ...
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... earth , gabions , or fascines , loaded with earth . The epaulements of the places of arms for the cavalry , at the entrance of the trenches , are generally of fascines mixed with earth . EPAULETTES , in military dress , are a sort of ...
... earth , gabions , or fascines , loaded with earth . The epaulements of the places of arms for the cavalry , at the entrance of the trenches , are generally of fascines mixed with earth . EPAULETTES , in military dress , are a sort of ...
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... earth's orbit round him , and is 16 such parts , of which the mean distance between the sun and the earth is 1000 ; whence some have called it the equation of the centre , which , when greatest , is 1 ° 56 ′ 20 ′′ . is 11 ' 40 " ; of ...
... earth's orbit round him , and is 16 such parts , of which the mean distance between the sun and the earth is 1000 ; whence some have called it the equation of the centre , which , when greatest , is 1 ° 56 ′ 20 ′′ . is 11 ' 40 " ; of ...
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