The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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Page 26
... angle of Spain , now divided into the provinces of Coruña , Lugo , Orense , and Pontevedra , lies between 41 ° 51 ′ and 43 ° 47 ′ N. lat . , 6 ° 50 ′ and 9 ° 16 ′ W. long . , and is bounded on the N. and W. by the Bay of Biscay and the ...
... angle of Spain , now divided into the provinces of Coruña , Lugo , Orense , and Pontevedra , lies between 41 ° 51 ′ and 43 ° 47 ′ N. lat . , 6 ° 50 ′ and 9 ° 16 ′ W. long . , and is bounded on the N. and W. by the Bay of Biscay and the ...
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... angles which can be measured in any way , the instrument may be used as a sine compass . The current is applied and the multiplier turned round after the magnet until the axis of the latter is again parallel to the windings . The ...
... angles which can be measured in any way , the instrument may be used as a sine compass . The current is applied and the multiplier turned round after the magnet until the axis of the latter is again parallel to the windings . The ...
Page 53
... angle @ with that when the needle is parallel to the windings . It is easy to see that this may be done by means of the arrangement described above for finding the constant of a galvanometer . If the object simply is to calibrate the ...
... angle @ with that when the needle is parallel to the windings . It is easy to see that this may be done by means of the arrangement described above for finding the constant of a galvanometer . If the object simply is to calibrate the ...
Page 54
... angles to Broadway , is 120 feet wide . Fremont , or 23d Street , is the principal drive in the city , and is maintained as a shell road from " The Strand " to the Gulf beach . With the excep- tions named , the streets are 80 feet and ...
... angles to Broadway , is 120 feet wide . Fremont , or 23d Street , is the principal drive in the city , and is maintained as a shell road from " The Strand " to the Gulf beach . With the excep- tions named , the streets are 80 feet and ...
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... angle of it consists of rich and fertile districts , such as Murshidábád , Nadiyá , Jessor , and the 24 Parganás . But towards its southern base , resting on the sea , the country sinks into a series of great swamps , intercepted by a ...
... angle of it consists of rich and fertile districts , such as Murshidábád , Nadiyá , Jessor , and the 24 Parganás . But towards its southern base , resting on the sea , the country sinks into a series of great swamps , intercepted by a ...
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