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... instance . Newton , to give collateral support to his system from astronomy , la- boured to confirm his assigned date of the Argonautic expedition by an ingenious but fanciful argument derived from the precession of the equi- noxes . By ...
... instance . Newton , to give collateral support to his system from astronomy , la- boured to confirm his assigned date of the Argonautic expedition by an ingenious but fanciful argument derived from the precession of the equi- noxes . By ...
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... instance of criminality in his conduct , the instance should be one of the most serious of his faults , that will bear the utmost seriousness of such an admonition . As to how early in life this doctrine may be communicated , there ...
... instance of criminality in his conduct , the instance should be one of the most serious of his faults , that will bear the utmost seriousness of such an admonition . As to how early in life this doctrine may be communicated , there ...
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... instances of compromise between absolute principle and convenience . ) In marking the difference between education for different profes sions , we may observe that a clergyman's should essentially differ from a lawyer's in one respect ...
... instances of compromise between absolute principle and convenience . ) In marking the difference between education for different profes sions , we may observe that a clergyman's should essentially differ from a lawyer's in one respect ...
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... instance , if the numerical value of log . sin . A should be 9 9999998 , A might equal ( by the tables ) 89 ° 56 ′ 19 ′′ , or 89 ' 57 ' 8 " , or any angle intermediate of these two angles : the reason of this is , the very small ...
... instance , if the numerical value of log . sin . A should be 9 9999998 , A might equal ( by the tables ) 89 ° 56 ′ 19 ′′ , or 89 ' 57 ' 8 " , or any angle intermediate of these two angles : the reason of this is , the very small ...
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... instances given , that an angle nearly 90 ° cannot exactly be found from its logarithmic tangent . The determination of the angle by means of proportional parts will be wrong in seconds by Sherwin's tables ; and will be wrong in the ...
... instances given , that an angle nearly 90 ° cannot exactly be found from its logarithmic tangent . The determination of the angle by means of proportional parts will be wrong in seconds by Sherwin's tables ; and will be wrong in the ...
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Page 108 - ... sun. And behold a man bent with age coming from the way of the wilderness leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and said unto him, ' Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night ; and thou shall arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.' And the man said, 'Nay; for I will abide under this tree.