Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1889 |
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Page 367
... diameter with six radial spokes , is carried on another pillar . The telescope , counterpoised , turns on the same axis but does not touch the circle at any point , and the reading is thus managed : From the telescope - bearing a double ...
... diameter with six radial spokes , is carried on another pillar . The telescope , counterpoised , turns on the same axis but does not touch the circle at any point , and the reading is thus managed : From the telescope - bearing a double ...
Page 581
... diameter . An oak stump 8 or 10 inches in diameter still occupied a position on the edge of this mound . Degraded and unex- plored . No. 18 , a mound 20 feet from No. 17 , circular , 42 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height . A trench 2 ...
... diameter . An oak stump 8 or 10 inches in diameter still occupied a position on the edge of this mound . Degraded and unex- plored . No. 18 , a mound 20 feet from No. 17 , circular , 42 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height . A trench 2 ...
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... diameter . Surface partially occupied by small hazel brush and the stumps of a few small trees . Unexplored . About one - third of a mile to the northwest from this line of mounds an isolated circular mound occurs . It is located on the ...
... diameter . Surface partially occupied by small hazel brush and the stumps of a few small trees . Unexplored . About one - third of a mile to the northwest from this line of mounds an isolated circular mound occurs . It is located on the ...
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Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry | 9 |
APPENDIX TO THE SECRETARYS REPORT | 29 |
Shipments received from abroad | 38 |
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