The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... contain every ciples . necessary requisite to form the practical navigator . BOOK I. PRACTICE OF NAVIGATION CONTAINING ... contains 60. Hence intervals of latitude and longi- tude , reduced to minutes and parts of minutes , also repre ...
... contain every ciples . necessary requisite to form the practical navigator . BOOK I. PRACTICE OF NAVIGATION CONTAINING ... contains 60. Hence intervals of latitude and longi- tude , reduced to minutes and parts of minutes , also repre ...
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... contains the courses steered ; the fifth , the direction Journal . of the wind ; and the sixth , when there are seven columns , contains the leeway ; and the last contains general remarks , including phenomena , variation , & c . , & c ...
... contains the courses steered ; the fifth , the direction Journal . of the wind ; and the sixth , when there are seven columns , contains the leeway ; and the last contains general remarks , including phenomena , variation , & c . , & c ...
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... contain only an eighth part of a circle , it is a quadrant , and can only measure angles up to 90 ° . The frame 120 L E ... contains the eye - glasses in the inside of the other tube , the object is suited to different eyes , and made to ...
... contain only an eighth part of a circle , it is a quadrant , and can only measure angles up to 90 ° . The frame 120 L E ... contains the eye - glasses in the inside of the other tube , the object is suited to different eyes , and made to ...
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... contains about 2000 tons , or would require , at the rate of a load and a half to the ton , 3000 loads , making just 60,000 loads for 20 such ships . " for the navy . Quantity Now it has been supposed that not more than forty oak of ...
... contains about 2000 tons , or would require , at the rate of a load and a half to the ton , 3000 loads , making just 60,000 loads for 20 such ships . " for the navy . Quantity Now it has been supposed that not more than forty oak of ...
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... containing an ancient colossal statue , said to be one of Apollo , in an unfinished state . The principal town in ... contains the remains of an ancient temple of Bacchus , and of the palace of the Venetian dukes , which was plundered ...
... containing an ancient colossal statue , said to be one of Apollo , in an unfinished state . The principal town in ... contains the remains of an ancient temple of Bacchus , and of the palace of the Venetian dukes , which was plundered ...
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