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... poles of the earth ex- cepted , for there the altitude of a fixed body is subject to no varia- tion ; ) and the ... Pole , is an arch of the meridian intercepted be- tween the horizon and the pole : it is equal to the latitude . ALTITUDE ...
... poles of the earth ex- cepted , for there the altitude of a fixed body is subject to no varia- tion ; ) and the ... Pole , is an arch of the meridian intercepted be- tween the horizon and the pole : it is equal to the latitude . ALTITUDE ...
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... pole . ANTARCTIC Pole , is the southern pole of the earth's axis . ANTECEDENT of a Ratio , de- notes the first of the two terms of the ratio ; thus in the proportion abcd , a and c are the two antecedents , and b and d the two ...
... pole . ANTARCTIC Pole , is the southern pole of the earth's axis . ANTECEDENT of a Ratio , de- notes the first of the two terms of the ratio ; thus in the proportion abcd , a and c are the two antecedents , and b and d the two ...
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... have the same measure , but belong- ing to different circles . The lengths of similar arcs are to each other ! The latitude and elevation of the pole are measured by arcs of the nate , the 50 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE .
... have the same measure , but belong- ing to different circles . The lengths of similar arcs are to each other ! The latitude and elevation of the pole are measured by arcs of the nate , the 50 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE .
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... pole . to the equator , and distant 23 ° 28 / ARCTIC Pole , the northern pole of the world . figure . The areas of similar plane figures are to each other as the square of their like sides , or other lineal dimensions . AREOMETER , an ...
... pole . to the equator , and distant 23 ° 28 / ARCTIC Pole , the northern pole of the world . figure . The areas of similar plane figures are to each other as the square of their like sides , or other lineal dimensions . AREOMETER , an ...
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... the latitude of a planet when going towards the north pole . ASCENDING Node , is that point of a planet's orbit where it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward . ASCENSION , in Astronomy , is either light or oblique 53 ARIAS C.
... the latitude of a planet when going towards the north pole . ASCENDING Node , is that point of a planet's orbit where it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward . ASCENSION , in Astronomy , is either light or oblique 53 ARIAS C.
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