| 1820 - 486 pages
...These corrections being applied, we have 39,13929 inches of Sir G. Shuckburgh's standard scale, for the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. Wishing to compare with this, the result which would have been obtained by means of the weights and... | |
| 1826 - 266 pages
...solution of steel and iron in acids, &c., xx. 395 KATEK (Capt.), notice of his experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds, in the latitude of London, v. 168. On the length of the French metre estimated in parts of the English standard, 169. Directions... | |
| 1829 - 720 pages
...in 1818, "An Apjiendix to Capt. Kilter's Paper, entitled. An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London ; " in 1819, two other papers on the tame subject ; in 1826, " On a finite Exprestion for Refraction... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1830 - 986 pages
...Ships;" in 1818, " An Appendix to Capt. Rater's Paper, entitled An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London;" in 1819, two other papers on the same subject ; in 1826, " On a finite Expression for Refraction in... | |
| 1830 - 928 pages
...in 1818, '• An Appendix to Capt. Hater's Paper, entitled An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London;" in 1819, two other papers on the same subject ; in 182fi, " On a finite Expression for Refraction in... | |
| 1830 - 852 pages
...Ships;1' in 1818, " An Appendix to Capt. Hater's Paper, entitled An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London;" in 181Й, two otlier papers on the same subject ; in 1Й2С, " On a finite Expression for Refraction... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1831 - 720 pages
...purposes of life, as well as for the determination of the masses and distances of the heavenly bodies. The length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London forms the standard of the British measure of extension. Its length oscillating in vacuo at the temperature... | |
| Andrew Ure - 1831 - 980 pages
...APPENDIX, Talile ix. Captain Kater has lately made a small correction on his first determination of the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. Insteadof39.13860inches, es given in the Phil. Trans, for 1818, he has made it 39.13929 inches of Sir... | |
| 1832 - 650 pages
...purposes of life, as well as for the determination of the masses and distances of the heavenly bodies. The length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London forms the standard of the British measure of extension. Its length oscillating in vacuo at the temperature... | |
| Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1833 - 486 pages
...method of dividing astronomical circles and other instruments, i. 504 ; experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, ii. 83; on the length of the French metre estimated in parts of the English standard, ii. 85 ; experiments... | |
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