The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... employing the latitude deduced from the mean of the meridional parts of the two latitudes . The first of these methods is the one usually employed . It has the merit of great simplicity ; and as all the rules in navigation are ap ...
... employing the latitude deduced from the mean of the meridional parts of the two latitudes . The first of these methods is the one usually employed . It has the merit of great simplicity ; and as all the rules in navigation are ap ...
Page 13
... employed in order to ascertain its amount . That most commonly adopted is to place a compass on shore , out of reach of the ship's attraction , and to take the bearing of the ship's compass , or some other object in the same direction ...
... employed in order to ascertain its amount . That most commonly adopted is to place a compass on shore , out of reach of the ship's attraction , and to take the bearing of the ship's compass , or some other object in the same direction ...
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... employed at sea to find the difference of longitude , yet , as it has been already observed , it is not to be depended on , especially in high latitudes , long distances , and a considerable varia- tion in the courses ; in which case ...
... employed at sea to find the difference of longitude , yet , as it has been already observed , it is not to be depended on , especially in high latitudes , long distances , and a considerable varia- tion in the courses ; in which case ...
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... employed in the practice of naviga- tion are the Plane and Mercator's charts . The former of these is adapted to represent a portion of the earth's surface near the equator , where the change in the lengths of cor- responding arcs of ...
... employed in the practice of naviga- tion are the Plane and Mercator's charts . The former of these is adapted to represent a portion of the earth's surface near the equator , where the change in the lengths of cor- responding arcs of ...
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... employed for the observation of altitudes in many trading vessels . The sextant , therefore , will first be described , and afterwards those points in which the quadrant differs from the sextant will be explained . The reader is ...
... employed for the observation of altitudes in many trading vessels . The sextant , therefore , will first be described , and afterwards those points in which the quadrant differs from the sextant will be explained . The reader is ...
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