The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... respect to the methods of working them . The use of rowers is now entirely super- seded by the improvements made in the formation of the sails , rigging , & c .; by which means ships can not only sail much faster than formerly , but can ...
... respect to the methods of working them . The use of rowers is now entirely super- seded by the improvements made in the formation of the sails , rigging , & c .; by which means ships can not only sail much faster than formerly , but can ...
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... respect to each other that the points corresponding to them do on the surface of the globe , the distance AF and the distance AG must be increased in the same proportion that BH + CI + DK + & c . , i.e. , the departure has been ...
... respect to each other that the points corresponding to them do on the surface of the globe , the distance AF and the distance AG must be increased in the same proportion that BH + CI + DK + & c . , i.e. , the departure has been ...
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... respect to Gunter's line , adapted to this particular purpose , one of which is entitled chords , and contains the several degrees of latitude ; the other , marked M. L. , signifying miles of longitude , is the line of lon- gitudes ...
... respect to Gunter's line , adapted to this particular purpose , one of which is entitled chords , and contains the several degrees of latitude ; the other , marked M. L. , signifying miles of longitude , is the line of lon- gitudes ...
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... respect to one another and the fixed stars ; and they move with velocities not only different from each other , but variable in different parts of their own orbits . The length of the day , therefore , determined by these bodies is ...
... respect to one another and the fixed stars ; and they move with velocities not only different from each other , but variable in different parts of their own orbits . The length of the day , therefore , determined by these bodies is ...
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... respect , very favourably situated ; no artificial reservoir having been required . Nearly the whole supply is 1 History of Inland Navigation , particularly those of the Duke of Bridgewater , London , 178 Hughes ' " Memoir of Brindley ...
... respect , very favourably situated ; no artificial reservoir having been required . Nearly the whole supply is 1 History of Inland Navigation , particularly those of the Duke of Bridgewater , London , 178 Hughes ' " Memoir of Brindley ...
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