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... hyper- bola has asymptotes , which are two in number . All curves of the second kind have at least one asymptote , but they may have three ; and all curves of the third kind may have four asymptotes , and so on . The conchoid , cissoid ...
... hyper- bola has asymptotes , which are two in number . All curves of the second kind have at least one asymptote , but they may have three ; and all curves of the third kind may have four asymptotes , and so on . The conchoid , cissoid ...
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... hyperbolas of all correspond to the poles . Besides , kinds , except the first or Apollo- the figure of the atmosphere must nian , and in the logarithmic curve . represent such a spheroid , in con- But in the common hyperbola , and ...
... hyperbolas of all correspond to the poles . Besides , kinds , except the first or Apollo- the figure of the atmosphere must nian , and in the logarithmic curve . represent such a spheroid , in con- But in the common hyperbola , and ...
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... hyperbola it is the shortest diameter , but in the ellipse it is the longest . Conjugate Axis , or Second Axis , in the ellipse and hyperbola , is the diameter passing through the cen- tre , and perpendicular to the trans- verse axis ...
... hyperbola it is the shortest diameter , but in the ellipse it is the longest . Conjugate Axis , or Second Axis , in the ellipse and hyperbola , is the diameter passing through the cen- tre , and perpendicular to the trans- verse axis ...
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... hyperbola . BRIDGE , a work of carpentry or masonry , built over a river or canal , for the convenience of pass- ing from one side to the other . BURNING Glass , a convex lens which transmits the rays of light , but in their passage ...
... hyperbola . BRIDGE , a work of carpentry or masonry , built over a river or canal , for the convenience of pass- ing from one side to the other . BURNING Glass , a convex lens which transmits the rays of light , but in their passage ...
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... hyperbola . Now , from the thickness and inequality of the atmosphere with which the comet is surrounded , it is impossible to determine , with any precision , when either the limb or centre of the comet pass the wire at the time of ...
... hyperbola . Now , from the thickness and inequality of the atmosphere with which the comet is surrounded , it is impossible to determine , with any precision , when either the limb or centre of the comet pass the wire at the time of ...
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