Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 695
... means the. ter . Microme- from the nautical almanac , what is his diameter on that day . Here it will be beft to take the upper and lower limbs of the fun when on the meridian , as he has then no motion pcrpendicular to the horizon . If ...
... means the. ter . Microme- from the nautical almanac , what is his diameter on that day . Here it will be beft to take the upper and lower limbs of the fun when on the meridian , as he has then no motion pcrpendicular to the horizon . If ...
Page 712
... means it may be moved in every poffible fi- tuation ; it is fixed to the board by means of the fcrew H. The last arm IZ has a female fcrew , into which a magnifier may be screwed as at Z. By means of the fcrew H , a fmall motion may be ...
... means it may be moved in every poffible fi- tuation ; it is fixed to the board by means of the fcrew H. The last arm IZ has a female fcrew , into which a magnifier may be screwed as at Z. By means of the fcrew H , a fmall motion may be ...
Page 712
... means of the concave mirror G , and regulate the body ex- actly to the eye and the focus of the glaffes by the adjufting fcrew cg . ་ Microscope lens , and a lamp or candle . At. k at the fmall end , and tied fat , by means of a rib ...
... means of the concave mirror G , and regulate the body ex- actly to the eye and the focus of the glaffes by the adjufting fcrew cg . ་ Microscope lens , and a lamp or candle . At. k at the fmall end , and tied fat , by means of a rib ...
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