The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... considerable share of the commerce of the Christian merchants trading to the Levant . A fresh im- pulse , however , has been given of late years to the trade of Alexandria by its having become an important post in the overland route to ...
... considerable share of the commerce of the Christian merchants trading to the Levant . A fresh im- pulse , however , has been given of late years to the trade of Alexandria by its having become an important post in the overland route to ...
Page 29
... considerable move- ment is required to be given to the index , the screw C at the back of the sextant must be set free ; but where the index is brought nearly to the divisions required , this back screw should be tightened , and then ...
... considerable move- ment is required to be given to the index , the screw C at the back of the sextant must be set free ; but where the index is brought nearly to the divisions required , this back screw should be tightened , and then ...
Page 60
... considerable con- sumption of time ; and many formulæ have been proposed to shorten it . The writer has compared the computed dis- charge given by several of these formula with the dis- charge as ascertained by careful observations made ...
... considerable con- sumption of time ; and many formulæ have been proposed to shorten it . The writer has compared the computed dis- charge given by several of these formula with the dis- charge as ascertained by careful observations made ...
Page 84
... considerable distance up the river , the ex- tent to which the influence of the works extends depending on the amount of fall ; and the whole of the wedge - shaped space included between the old and new low - water lines is a clear gain ...
... considerable distance up the river , the ex- tent to which the influence of the works extends depending on the amount of fall ; and the whole of the wedge - shaped space included between the old and new low - water lines is a clear gain ...
Page 87
... considerable loss . A difference of opinion has thus been raised , which has too often ended in an expensive law- suit . We have long held the opinion that it would in many , if not in all , of our estuaries , be most desirable to have ...
... considerable loss . A difference of opinion has thus been raised , which has too often ended in an expensive law- suit . We have long held the opinion that it would in many , if not in all , of our estuaries , be most desirable to have ...
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