The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... means of measuring linear and angular magnitude . Then graduation began to be looked upon as an art which required special talents and training , and hence we find that all the best artists have spent their best efforts on the ...
... means of measuring linear and angular magnitude . Then graduation began to be looked upon as an art which required special talents and training , and hence we find that all the best artists have spent their best efforts on the ...
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... means of the dividing punch guided by a magnifying glass . This is an extremely tedious process , as the dots , when so altered several times , are apt to get insufferably large and shapeless . The division of circular arcs is ...
... means of the dividing punch guided by a magnifying glass . This is an extremely tedious process , as the dots , when so altered several times , are apt to get insufferably large and shapeless . The division of circular arcs is ...
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... means of which the plate could be made to turn through any required angle . Thus six turns of the screw moved the plate through 1o , and th of a turn throughth of a degree . On the axis of the tangent screw was placed a cylinder having ...
... means of which the plate could be made to turn through any required angle . Thus six turns of the screw moved the plate through 1o , and th of a turn throughth of a degree . On the axis of the tangent screw was placed a cylinder having ...
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... means adopted by language for expressing the relations of grammar when re- course is not had to composition or simple position . A systematized exposition of grammar may be intended for the purely practical purpose of teaching the ...
... means adopted by language for expressing the relations of grammar when re- course is not had to composition or simple position . A systematized exposition of grammar may be intended for the purely practical purpose of teaching the ...
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... means invariably seen by comparing words like the Greek To - s and one - s , maintain the rule ; and feminines like humus and ódós , or which mean precisely the same . The remaining " weak " masculines like advena and woλirns , show ...
... means invariably seen by comparing words like the Greek To - s and one - s , maintain the rule ; and feminines like humus and ódós , or which mean precisely the same . The remaining " weak " masculines like advena and woλirns , show ...
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