The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... produced till it meets AC in C. Then the distance AC being applied to the scale will measure 282 miles , and the de ... produce till it meet BA in A. Then the distance AC being measured , will be equal to 231 m . , and the difference of ...
... produced till it meets AC in C. Then the distance AC being applied to the scale will measure 282 miles , and the de ... produce till it meet BA in A. Then the distance AC being measured , will be equal to 231 m . , and the difference of ...
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... produce CD to meet AB produced in D ; then CD is evidently the true dif- ference of longitude , and all the problems c may be resolved and constructed by the two triangles which have a common side , -viz . , the departure BC . Also ...
... produce CD to meet AB produced in D ; then CD is evidently the true dif- ference of longitude , and all the problems c may be resolved and constructed by the two triangles which have a common side , -viz . , the departure BC . Also ...
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... produced by the distorted surface of the wave reflecting the rising sun , and brilliantly illuminating the stems and ... produce a free propagation of the tide , but to admit a larger body of tidal water ; and it has been contended that ...
... produced by the distorted surface of the wave reflecting the rising sun , and brilliantly illuminating the stems and ... produce a free propagation of the tide , but to admit a larger body of tidal water ; and it has been contended that ...
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... produce the necessary effect cannot be generated . There is , in fact , in the Forth that gradual diminution of depth , and increase of shelter , which combine to produce the phenomenon of a river without a bar . salt and wate . We must ...
... produce the necessary effect cannot be generated . There is , in fact , in the Forth that gradual diminution of depth , and increase of shelter , which combine to produce the phenomenon of a river without a bar . salt and wate . We must ...
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... produce deposit , for it has velocity enough to sweep away a foundation of coarse gravel . The outpouring salt water , immediately beneath the fresh , cannot produce deposit , because it also has a velocity seaward strong enough to ...
... produce deposit , for it has velocity enough to sweep away a foundation of coarse gravel . The outpouring salt water , immediately beneath the fresh , cannot produce deposit , because it also has a velocity seaward strong enough to ...
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