Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 524
... height of the column fuftained will be equal to double the column of water in either leg , or the fum of what is wanting in both legs . But if the legs are of unequal bores , neither of thefe will give the true height of the column of ...
... height of the column fuftained will be equal to double the column of water in either leg , or the fum of what is wanting in both legs . But if the legs are of unequal bores , neither of thefe will give the true height of the column of ...
Page 646
... height of the apparent level above the true will be 1.776 1.680 1213 5.112 1277 10.908 2.064 1.764 1348 1417 1496 11.388 1569 10.452 1638 9.084 1716 0.108 45 274230 1794 11.424 255948 43 44 262042 268136 46 47 280324 286418 48 49 50 51 ...
... height of the apparent level above the true will be 1.776 1.680 1213 5.112 1277 10.908 2.064 1.764 1348 1417 1496 11.388 1569 10.452 1638 9.084 1716 0.108 45 274230 1794 11.424 255948 43 44 262042 268136 46 47 280324 286418 48 49 50 51 ...
Page 672
... height of the obfervator , the whole BA will be Lines and 126 feet . Note , that the height is greater than the Angles . diftance , when the perpendicular cuts the right fide , and lefs if it cut the reclined fide ; and that the height ...
... height of the obfervator , the whole BA will be Lines and 126 feet . Note , that the height is greater than the Angles . diftance , when the perpendicular cuts the right fide , and lefs if it cut the reclined fide ; and that the height ...
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