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... perpendicular , sa side , in many cases much facilitatedd density , m mass , & c . and abridged . The characters used to denote operations and relations are prin- cipally as follow : In 1707 , Whiston published the first edition of Sir ...
... perpendicular , sa side , in many cases much facilitatedd density , m mass , & c . and abridged . The characters used to denote operations and relations are prin- cipally as follow : In 1707 , Whiston published the first edition of Sir ...
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... perpendicular let fall from the vertex to the base . If the object AB were inacces- Altitudes are divided into accessible , two such operations as the sible and inaccessible . above must be made , in order to as- certain the altitude ...
... perpendicular let fall from the vertex to the base . If the object AB were inacces- Altitudes are divided into accessible , two such operations as the sible and inaccessible . above must be made , in order to as- certain the altitude ...
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... perpendicular to the line of apsides , drawn through the place of the planet ; or it is the angle at the centre of the cirle . True , or Equated ANOMALY , is the angle at the sun , which the planet's distance from the aphelion appears ...
... perpendicular to the line of apsides , drawn through the place of the planet ; or it is the angle at the centre of the cirle . True , or Equated ANOMALY , is the angle at the sun , which the planet's distance from the aphelion appears ...
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... perpendicular to the line of their direction from the observer , will appear to have the greatest diameter : our idea of the apparent magnitude generally , varying nearly as the optic angle . But although the optic angle be the usual or ...
... perpendicular to the line of their direction from the observer , will appear to have the greatest diameter : our idea of the apparent magnitude generally , varying nearly as the optic angle . But although the optic angle be the usual or ...
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... perpendicular of a right - angled triangle , to find the sides severally . Let A B C ( plate I. fig . 9 , ) repre- sent the right - angled triangle , of which the base A B is given , and put A Fb , AC - x , CB = y , the sum of A C and ...
... perpendicular of a right - angled triangle , to find the sides severally . Let A B C ( plate I. fig . 9 , ) repre- sent the right - angled triangle , of which the base A B is given , and put A Fb , AC - x , CB = y , the sum of A C and ...
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