The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... meridian , its north pole of course pointing north . For sometimes used , and file steel is recommended by some convenience this magnet should be mounted on a vertical authorities . The hardness is important for two reasons ...
... meridian , its north pole of course pointing north . For sometimes used , and file steel is recommended by some convenience this magnet should be mounted on a vertical authorities . The hardness is important for two reasons ...
Page 52
... meridian , the couple due to the earth's action tending to bring the magnet back to its position of equilibrium will be proportional to sin 0 , hence the current strength will be proportional to tan 0 . 1 This can be done most easily by ...
... meridian , the couple due to the earth's action tending to bring the magnet back to its position of equilibrium will be proportional to sin 0 , hence the current strength will be proportional to tan 0 . 1 This can be done most easily by ...
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... meridian arc of France by Mechain and Delambre had for its end the determination of the true length of the " metre " which was to be the legal standard of length of France . The basis of every extensive survey is an accurate tri ...
... meridian arc of France by Mechain and Delambre had for its end the determination of the true length of the " metre " which was to be the legal standard of length of France . The basis of every extensive survey is an accurate tri ...
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... meridian is determined either by a theodolite or a portable transit instrument . In the former case the operation consists in observing the angle between a terrestrial object - generally a mark specially erected and capable of ...
... meridian is determined either by a theodolite or a portable transit instrument . In the former case the operation consists in observing the angle between a terrestrial object - generally a mark specially erected and capable of ...
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... meridian , it is well to erect two marks at nearly equal angular distances on either side of the north meridian line , so that the pole star crosses the vertical of each mark a short time before and after attaining its greatest eastern ...
... meridian , it is well to erect two marks at nearly equal angular distances on either side of the north meridian line , so that the pole star crosses the vertical of each mark a short time before and after attaining its greatest eastern ...
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