The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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Page 38
... latitude . Almost nothing has been de- finitely ascertained about the early homes and migrations of the race ; but it appears to have occupied the southern portion of its present territory for nearly four centuries at least . According ...
... latitude . Almost nothing has been de- finitely ascertained about the early homes and migrations of the race ; but it appears to have occupied the southern portion of its present territory for nearly four centuries at least . According ...
Page 154
... latitude of its lighthouse is 44 ° 24 ′ 16 ′′ N. , and its longitude 8 ° 54 ′ 15 ′′ E. By rail Genoa is 115 English miles N.E. of Nice and 119 miles N. W. of Leghorn . The city , as seen from the sea , is " built nobly , " and deserves ...
... latitude of its lighthouse is 44 ° 24 ′ 16 ′′ N. , and its longitude 8 ° 54 ′ 15 ′′ E. By rail Genoa is 115 English miles N.E. of Nice and 119 miles N. W. of Leghorn . The city , as seen from the sea , is " built nobly , " and deserves ...
Page 163
... latitude at some of the stations , and secondly for longitude . To determine by actual measurement on the ground the length of a side of one of the triangles , wherefrom to infer the lengths of all the other sides in the triangulation ...
... latitude at some of the stations , and secondly for longitude . To determine by actual measurement on the ground the length of a side of one of the triangles , wherefrom to infer the lengths of all the other sides in the triangulation ...
Page 165
... latitude , and is very large in high latitudes . This may be partly remedied by observ- ing in connexion with the star its reflexion in mercury . In determining the value of " one division " of a level tube , it is necessary to bear in ...
... latitude , and is very large in high latitudes . This may be partly remedied by observ- ing in connexion with the star its reflexion in mercury . In determining the value of " one division " of a level tube , it is necessary to bear in ...
Page 166
... latitude 57 ° 35 ' , the resulting azimuths of the two marks were 177 ° 45 ′ 37 ′′ -290 " -20 and 182 ° 17 ′ 15 ′′ -610 " -13 , while the angle between the two marks directly measured by a theodolite was found to be 4 ° 31 ′ 37 ′′ · 43 ...
... latitude 57 ° 35 ' , the resulting azimuths of the two marks were 177 ° 45 ′ 37 ′′ -290 " -20 and 182 ° 17 ′ 15 ′′ -610 " -13 , while the angle between the two marks directly measured by a theodolite was found to be 4 ° 31 ′ 37 ′′ · 43 ...
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