Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... circle ) , in bo- tany , a term applied to those ferns which are without the elastic ring , or annulus . Agyrium ( Gr . clustered ) , a genus of speckled gregarious fungi , growing on wood ; order Fungi . Aiguille ( Fr. ) , an ...
... circle ) , in bo- tany , a term applied to those ferns which are without the elastic ring , or annulus . Agyrium ( Gr . clustered ) , a genus of speckled gregarious fungi , growing on wood ; order Fungi . Aiguille ( Fr. ) , an ...
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... circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon , which passes through the centre of the sun . Almacantar staff , an instru- ment used to take observations of the sun when it rises or sets . Al'magist ( Arab . and Gr . megistos greatest ) ...
... circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon , which passes through the centre of the sun . Almacantar staff , an instru- ment used to take observations of the sun when it rises or sets . Al'magist ( Arab . and Gr . megistos greatest ) ...
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... circle . -Acute angle , an angle containing less than 90 degrees . - Rectilinear angle , an angle contained between ... circles , which mutually cut each other at the surface of the sphere . - In optics , the angle of polarization ...
... circle . -Acute angle , an angle containing less than 90 degrees . - Rectilinear angle , an angle contained between ... circles , which mutually cut each other at the surface of the sphere . - In optics , the angle of polarization ...
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... circle . An'tares , a star of the first magnitude , in the constellation Scorpio . Ante , a Latin prefix , signifying before . Ante'cians ( Gr . dwelling opposite ) , in geography , those inhabitants of the earth under the same meridian ...
... circle . An'tares , a star of the first magnitude , in the constellation Scorpio . Ante , a Latin prefix , signifying before . Ante'cians ( Gr . dwelling opposite ) , in geography , those inhabitants of the earth under the same meridian ...
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... circle ; an arch.- In astronomy , a diurnal arc is that part of a circle described by a celestial body between its rising and setting , as the nocturnal arc is that described between its setting and rising . - Arc of progression or ...
... circle ; an arch.- In astronomy , a diurnal arc is that part of a circle described by a celestial body between its rising and setting , as the nocturnal arc is that described between its setting and rising . - Arc of progression or ...
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