On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Measurement of Heights by the Barometer - Extent of the Atmosphere- Barometrical Variations Oscillations - Trade - Winds - Cloud - Ring Monsoons - Rotation of Winds - Laws of Hurricanes Sound Nature of Waves Intensity - Noises ...
... Measurement of Heights by the Barometer - Extent of the Atmosphere- Barometrical Variations Oscillations - Trade - Winds - Cloud - Ring Monsoons - Rotation of Winds - Laws of Hurricanes Sound Nature of Waves Intensity - Noises ...
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... measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis . · A singular law obtains among the mean motions and mean longitudes of the first three ...
... measured , yet their perturbations give the values of their masses with considerable accuracy - a striking proof of the power of analysis . · A singular law obtains among the mean motions and mean longitudes of the first three ...
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... measuring the distances of terrestrial objects . From the ex- tremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the ...
... measuring the distances of terrestrial objects . From the ex- tremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum sub- tracted from two right angles gives the ...
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... measuring the meridian curvature of the earth , the compression , and consequently its figure , become known . This ... measured in the following manner : — A terrestrial meridian is a line passing through both poles , all the points of ...
... measuring the meridian curvature of the earth , the compression , and consequently its figure , become known . This ... measured in the following manner : — A terrestrial meridian is a line passing through both poles , all the points of ...
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... measured by determining the latitude of its extreme points by astronomical observations ( N. 125 ) , and then measuring the distance between them in feet or fathoms . The distance thus determined on the surface of the earth , divided by ...
... measured by determining the latitude of its extreme points by astronomical observations ( N. 125 ) , and then measuring the distance between them in feet or fathoms . The distance thus determined on the surface of the earth , divided by ...
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