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... consequently 78.4 " • 866 67.89 , the aberration in longitude . If the earth be 30 ° from conjunction , the longitude is di- minished ; but if it be 30 ° from op- position , it is increased . To find the Aberration of a Star in ...
... consequently 78.4 " • 866 67.89 , the aberration in longitude . If the earth be 30 ° from conjunction , the longitude is di- minished ; but if it be 30 ° from op- position , it is increased . To find the Aberration of a Star in ...
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... consequently presenting but little resistance to projected bodies ; and it will then be seen that this hypothesis , though at first sight apparently extrava- gant , is notwithstanding much more probable than the one we before examined ...
... consequently presenting but little resistance to projected bodies ; and it will then be seen that this hypothesis , though at first sight apparently extrava- gant , is notwithstanding much more probable than the one we before examined ...
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... consequently , y = altitude sought . ac C : y the To measure an accessible or in- accessible Object , by the Geometri- cal Square . ( Plate I. fig . 4. ) Having fixed the instrument at the centre of motion D , till the any place C ...
... consequently , y = altitude sought . ac C : y the To measure an accessible or in- accessible Object , by the Geometri- cal Square . ( Plate I. fig . 4. ) Having fixed the instrument at the centre of motion D , till the any place C ...
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... consequently , n - 1 Now it is well - known , that all the various systems of logarithms are convertible from one system to the other by a constant multiplier ; and hence , in this case , we have only to determine the constant ...
... consequently , n - 1 Now it is well - known , that all the various systems of logarithms are convertible from one system to the other by a constant multiplier ; and hence , in this case , we have only to determine the constant ...
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... consequently , and by finding f , or an approxi- x = 2 + f = 2 + 0946 mate value of it , in either case , will obviously also give an ap- proximate value of x , by adding the value of f to 2 , in the first case , and subtracting it from ...
... consequently , and by finding f , or an approxi- x = 2 + f = 2 + 0946 mate value of it , in either case , will obviously also give an ap- proximate value of x , by adding the value of f to 2 , in the first case , and subtracting it from ...
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absciss Algebra altitude appears Arithmetic Astronomy axis body called centre circle co-efficients conic sections consequently cosine cube cubic equation curve cycloid cylinder degree denominator denote diameter distance diurnal motion divided divisor earth ecliptic ellipse equa equal equation feet figure fluid fluxion force formula fraction frustrum Geometry given glass gravity greater greatest heat Hence horizon hyperbola inches instrument latitude length less logarithm longitude means measure mercury meridian method moon motion multiplied object observed orbit ordinate parabola parallax parallel passing perihelion perpendicular plane poles produced proportion quantity radius ratio rays refraction right angles right ascension right line roots side signs sine solid space specific gravity sphere spherical square stars subtangent supposed surd surface tance tang tangent telescope tion triangle tube velocity weight whence wind