 ... under separate parties, the essential operations of the survey simultaneously in each. He commenced the exploration of the Gulf Stream, and at the same time projected a series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction...  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page lxivby Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1868Full view - About this book
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1899 - 648 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...there, thus offering new and unexpected indications tp the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1868 - 654 pages
...same time projected a series of observations on the tides, also of the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the wind at different seasons of...pressed the electric telegraph into the service for the Setermination of the longitude, photography for the ready reproduction of charts, and the art of electrotyping... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1872 - 522 pages
...series-of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1877 - 370 pages
...series of observations 011 the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph ; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | 1880 - 874 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | 1896 - 964 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of longitude, the electric telegraph ; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | William Jay Youmans - 1896 - 638 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of longitude, the electric telegraph ; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1899 - 646 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph ; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1899 - 650 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph ; for the ready reproduction... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1899 - 652 pages
...series of observations on the tides, on the magnetism of the earth, and the direction of the winds at different seasons of the year. He also instituted...unexpected indications to the navigator. He pressed into service, for the determination of the longitude, the electric telegraph: for the ready reproduction... | |
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