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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... less in the other planets . The aber- ration in declination and right ascension de- pends on the situation of the planet in the zodiac . The aberration in longitude , being equal to the geocentric motion , will be more or less ...
... less in the other planets . The aber- ration in declination and right ascension de- pends on the situation of the planet in the zodiac . The aberration in longitude , being equal to the geocentric motion , will be more or less ...
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... less the diameter , the greater would be the effect of the instrument ; because the plate or mass of air to be moved would , in that case , be less , and consequently the effect of the voice the greater ; all which is con- tradicted by ...
... less the diameter , the greater would be the effect of the instrument ; because the plate or mass of air to be moved would , in that case , be less , and consequently the effect of the voice the greater ; all which is con- tradicted by ...
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... 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 of Kilkenny . As you enter the cave , and continue ...
... 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 of Kilkenny . As you enter the cave , and continue ...
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... less fusible , of a deeper brown co- lour , and upon cooling , was evidently drier than before , though not admitting of being broken . Eight ounces of soapy matter , white and purified , were mixed with an equal weight of powdered ...
... less fusible , of a deeper brown co- lour , and upon cooling , was evidently drier than before , though not admitting of being broken . Eight ounces of soapy matter , white and purified , were mixed with an equal weight of powdered ...
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... less than two minutes , to the height of 3123 feet . It then entered a cloud , but soon appeared again ; and at last it was lost among other clouds . This balloon , after having floated about three quarters of an hour , fell in a field ...
... less than two minutes , to the height of 3123 feet . It then entered a cloud , but soon appeared again ; and at last it was lost among other clouds . This balloon , after having floated about three quarters of an hour , fell in a field ...
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