Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 1. köide,1. number1810 - 400 pages |
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... distance of two diameters of one of the counters ufed in the calcu- lation . A counter placed on the lowest line , figni- fies 1 ; on the 2d , io ; on the 3d , 100 ; on the 4th JOCO , & c . In the intermediate fpaces , the fame counters ...
... distance of two diameters of one of the counters ufed in the calcu- lation . A counter placed on the lowest line , figni- fies 1 ; on the 2d , io ; on the 3d , 100 ; on the 4th JOCO , & c . In the intermediate fpaces , the fame counters ...
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... distance from the zenith as it had done in December , when it was firft obferved : in September following , it appeared 39 " more northerly than it was in March , juft the contrary way to what it ought to appear by the annual parallax ...
... distance from the zenith as it had done in December , when it was firft obferved : in September following , it appeared 39 " more northerly than it was in March , juft the contrary way to what it ought to appear by the annual parallax ...
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... distance is nine miles from the Venta Silurum , or Caer Went : others , therefore , take the town to be Porfhut , at the mouth of the river Avon , over against Bristol . Abhon or Avon , in the Celtic language , denotes a river ...
... distance is nine miles from the Venta Silurum , or Caer Went : others , therefore , take the town to be Porfhut , at the mouth of the river Avon , over against Bristol . Abhon or Avon , in the Celtic language , denotes a river ...
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... distance from the centre as the other , • Differt .. Taur Acta Erud . fupp . P. 24r . The existence of an abyfs , or receptacle of fub- terraneous waters , is controverted by Camerarius * ; and defended by Dr Woodward chiefly by two ar ...
... distance from the centre as the other , • Differt .. Taur Acta Erud . fupp . P. 24r . The existence of an abyfs , or receptacle of fub- terraneous waters , is controverted by Camerarius * ; and defended by Dr Woodward chiefly by two ar ...
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... distance one from another . They require no other culture but to keep them clear from weeds . The third , fourth , and fifth forts are propagated only by feeds ; which , as they do not ripen in Europe , must be obtained from the places ...
... distance one from another . They require no other culture but to keep them clear from weeds . The third , fourth , and fifth forts are propagated only by feeds ; which , as they do not ripen in Europe , must be obtained from the places ...
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