The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... known to any nation , would have been forgotten , or perfectly concealed from such a prudent people as the Romans , who were so deeply inter- ested in the discovery of it . Amongst those who admit that the mariner's compass is a modern ...
... known to any nation , would have been forgotten , or perfectly concealed from such a prudent people as the Romans , who were so deeply inter- ested in the discovery of it . Amongst those who admit that the mariner's compass is a modern ...
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... known ; but it was first described in an account of an East India voyage published by Purchas in 1607 , from which time it became famous , and was much taken notice of by almost all writers on naviga- tion in every country . It still ...
... known ; but it was first described in an account of an East India voyage published by Purchas in 1607 , from which time it became famous , and was much taken notice of by almost all writers on naviga- tion in every country . It still ...
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... known abroad . In 1608 a treatise , entitled Hypomnemata Mathematica , was published by Simon Stevin for the use of Prince Maurice . In the portion of the work relating to navigation , the au- thor treated of sailing on a great circle ...
... known abroad . In 1608 a treatise , entitled Hypomnemata Mathematica , was published by Simon Stevin for the use of Prince Maurice . In the portion of the work relating to navigation , the au- thor treated of sailing on a great circle ...
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... known . The circumference of the card is generally divided into thirty - two points , which , in the best compasses , are again subdivided into half points and quarters . These are reckoned sufficient for nautical purposes . On the ...
... known . The circumference of the card is generally divided into thirty - two points , which , in the best compasses , are again subdivided into half points and quarters . These are reckoned sufficient for nautical purposes . On the ...
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... known ( which rarely happens ) , the bearing of some known place is to be observed , and its distance found , which is usually done by estimation . The ship is then supposed to have taken her departure from this place , in a course ...
... known ( which rarely happens ) , the bearing of some known place is to be observed , and its distance found , which is usually done by estimation . The ship is then supposed to have taken her departure from this place , in a course ...
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