The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... effect . It resulted from this theorem , that these divisions are analogous to the excesses of the loga- rithmic tangents of half the respective latitudes aug- mented by 45 ° above the logarithm of the radius . This he afterwards ...
... effect . It resulted from this theorem , that these divisions are analogous to the excesses of the loga- rithmic tangents of half the respective latitudes aug- mented by 45 ° above the logarithm of the radius . This he afterwards ...
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... effect on the glass , it will be necessary to examine them from time to time ; and the distance given by them must be corrected accordingly . The distance sailed , therefore , may be affected by an error in the glass or in the line , or ...
... effect on the glass , it will be necessary to examine them from time to time ; and the distance given by them must be corrected accordingly . The distance sailed , therefore , may be affected by an error in the glass or in the line , or ...
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... effects of local attraction , and varies with every different position of the ship's head . Several methods are ... effect of the action of the wind upon the sails and hull of a ship is sometimes to produce a motion of the ship in a ...
... effects of local attraction , and varies with every different position of the ship's head . Several methods are ... effect of the action of the wind upon the sails and hull of a ship is sometimes to produce a motion of the ship in a ...
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... effect of the tide will be nearly counterbalanced . But in places where there is a constant current or setting of the sea towards the same point , an allowance for the change of the ship's place arising therefrom must be made . And the ...
... effect of the tide will be nearly counterbalanced . But in places where there is a constant current or setting of the sea towards the same point , an allowance for the change of the ship's place arising therefrom must be made . And the ...
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... other seen directly . To effect this , therefore , it is evident that when the brighter object is to the right of the other , the face of the sextant ments . ments . loosen the screw which fastens the NAVIGATION . 31.
... other seen directly . To effect this , therefore , it is evident that when the brighter object is to the right of the other , the face of the sextant ments . ments . loosen the screw which fastens the NAVIGATION . 31.
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