The Encyclop¿dia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... important post in the overland route to India . The fall of Rome and its empire drew along with it not only the overthrow of learning and the polite arts , but also that A was formed in the north , which not only carried AE ...
... important post in the overland route to India . The fall of Rome and its empire drew along with it not only the overthrow of learning and the polite arts , but also that A was formed in the north , which not only carried AE ...
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... North or the South Pole lies within them . The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator , reckoned on a meridian in degrees , minutes , and seconds , and decimal parts of seconds ( if necessary ) , being either north or ...
... North or the South Pole lies within them . The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator , reckoned on a meridian in degrees , minutes , and seconds , and decimal parts of seconds ( if necessary ) , being either north or ...
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... North o Nby W. 11 N.N.W. 22 N.W.by N. 35 % N.W. 45 ° NW.by W. 56 % W.N.W. 67 % W.by N. 78 % West 90 ° W.by S. 794 W.S.W. 67 % EN 95N 549 ΤΗ 8 Nhq 06 Sha 549 SE ' S S SM.by W. 564 S.W. 45 S.W.by S. 53 % S.S.W. 22 S.by W. 11 South o S.by ...
... North o Nby W. 11 N.N.W. 22 N.W.by N. 35 % N.W. 45 ° NW.by W. 56 % W.N.W. 67 % W.by N. 78 % West 90 ° W.by S. 794 W.S.W. 67 % EN 95N 549 ΤΗ 8 Nhq 06 Sha 549 SE ' S S SM.by W. 564 S.W. 45 S.W.by S. 53 % S.S.W. 22 S.by W. 11 South o S.by ...
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... north ; then the lower part will be south , the right - hand side east , and the A north and south line is to be drawn , to represent the meridian of the place from which the ship sailed ; and the upper or lower end of this line is to ...
... north ; then the lower part will be south , the right - hand side east , and the A north and south line is to be drawn , to represent the meridian of the place from which the ship sailed ; and the upper or lower end of this line is to ...
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... north and east 1162 miles , and was then , by observation , in Lat . 49 ° 57 ′ N .; required the course steered , and longitude come to . ........... ..... Latitude of St Mary's ... 36 ° 57 ' N. Mer . parts ...... 2389 Latitude in 49 57 ...
... north and east 1162 miles , and was then , by observation , in Lat . 49 ° 57 ′ N .; required the course steered , and longitude come to . ........... ..... Latitude of St Mary's ... 36 ° 57 ' N. Mer . parts ...... 2389 Latitude in 49 57 ...
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