The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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Page 28
... present place will be obtained . PROB . III . - Given the course sailed from the given place , and the latitude in ; to find the ship's present place on the chart . Rule . - Lay a ruler over the place sailed from , in the direction of ...
... present place will be obtained . PROB . III . - Given the course sailed from the given place , and the latitude in ; to find the ship's present place on the chart . Rule . - Lay a ruler over the place sailed from , in the direction of ...
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... present treatise , is termed Inland Navi- What in- gation . It may shortly be defined as that branch of navi- land navigation which extends from the sea to the land , and affords gation is the means of transport throughout the interior ...
... present treatise , is termed Inland Navi- What in- gation . It may shortly be defined as that branch of navi- land navigation which extends from the sea to the land , and affords gation is the means of transport throughout the interior ...
Page 57
... present communication . In carry- ing them into practice , the engineer must be guided partly by the valuable details to be found in the works to which reference is made in this article , but mainly by that expe- rience which can be ...
... present communication . In carry- ing them into practice , the engineer must be guided partly by the valuable details to be found in the works to which reference is made in this article , but mainly by that expe- rience which can be ...
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... present treatise any sketch or digest , however brief , of the interesting and gradual progress made by philosophers and engi- neers of the early Italian and French schools , in the theo- retical and experimental investigations of the ...
... present treatise any sketch or digest , however brief , of the interesting and gradual progress made by philosophers and engi- neers of the early Italian and French schools , in the theo- retical and experimental investigations of the ...
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... present moment changes are taking place in the Thames and most of the principal rivers , which afford invaluable opportunity for observations on the effects rivers can produce by their own action , and also on what is done by the ...
... present moment changes are taking place in the Thames and most of the principal rivers , which afford invaluable opportunity for observations on the effects rivers can produce by their own action , and also on what is done by the ...
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