The Encyclop¿dia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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... taken the hint of all his discoveries from Snellius . But this supposition has been long ago refuted ; and Wright's title to the honour of those discoveries remains unchallenged . Having shown how to find the place of the ship upon his ...
... taken the hint of all his discoveries from Snellius . But this supposition has been long ago refuted ; and Wright's title to the honour of those discoveries remains unchallenged . Having shown how to find the place of the ship upon his ...
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... taken at sea for the purpose of ascertaining the latitude and longitude of the ship and the variation of the compass . The investigation of the rules required for this purpose belongs properly to the science of ASTRONOMY , to which the ...
... taken at sea for the purpose of ascertaining the latitude and longitude of the ship and the variation of the compass . The investigation of the rules required for this purpose belongs properly to the science of ASTRONOMY , to which the ...
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... taken equal to mer . difference of latitude , and B'C ' be drawn parallel to BC , meeting AC produced in C ' ; the sides of the triangle AB'C ' will be the meridional difference of latitude , difference of longitude , and increased ...
... taken equal to mer . difference of latitude , and B'C ' be drawn parallel to BC , meeting AC produced in C ' ; the sides of the triangle AB'C ' will be the meridional difference of latitude , difference of longitude , and increased ...
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... taken on board . If now 180 ° be added to the bearing of the shore compass , so as to bring it round to the opposite point , the difference be- tween this augmented bearing and the bearing at the ship's compass will be the amount of ...
... taken on board . If now 180 ° be added to the bearing of the shore compass , so as to bring it round to the opposite point , the difference be- tween this augmented bearing and the bearing at the ship's compass will be the amount of ...
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... taken from the line of chords if given in degrees , but from the line of rhumbs if expressed in points of the compass , is to be laid on this arc , beginning from the meridian . A straight line drawn through this point and the point ...
... taken from the line of chords if given in degrees , but from the line of rhumbs if expressed in points of the compass , is to be laid on this arc , beginning from the meridian . A straight line drawn through this point and the point ...
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