The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... distance of the planet from the earth being known , it will be , as the dis- tance of the sun is to the distance of the planet , so is 8 ' 7 " to the time of light pass- ing from the planet to the earth ; then com- puting the planet's ...
... distance of the planet from the earth being known , it will be , as the dis- tance of the sun is to the distance of the planet , so is 8 ' 7 " to the time of light pass- ing from the planet to the earth ; then com- puting the planet's ...
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... distance from it , which could not happen , if sound , in all cases , tended to spread equally in all directions . It is said that the report of a cannon appears many times louder to a person towards whom it is fired , than to one ...
... distance from it , which could not happen , if sound , in all cases , tended to spread equally in all directions . It is said that the report of a cannon appears many times louder to a person towards whom it is fired , than to one ...
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... distance cœ must be 63 or 64 feet . If the undulations strike against the wall obliquely , they will be reflected off obliquely on the other side ; if , for instance , a person stand at m , and there be any obstacle between that place ...
... distance cœ must be 63 or 64 feet . If the undulations strike against the wall obliquely , they will be reflected off obliquely on the other side ; if , for instance , a person stand at m , and there be any obstacle between that place ...
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... distance of the reflecting sur- face from the ear be less than the limit of echoes . This is confirmed by a singular echo in a grotto on the banks of the little brook called the Dinan , about two miles from Castlecomber , in the county ...
... distance of the reflecting sur- face from the ear be less than the limit of echoes . This is confirmed by a singular echo in a grotto on the banks of the little brook called the Dinan , about two miles from Castlecomber , in the county ...
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... distance of about three quarters of a mile from the place where it ascended . The capacity of this ma- chine was equal to about 23,450 cubic feet ; and when inflated , it measured 117 English feet in circumference . The covering of it ...
... distance of about three quarters of a mile from the place where it ascended . The capacity of this ma- chine was equal to about 23,450 cubic feet ; and when inflated , it measured 117 English feet in circumference . The covering of it ...
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