American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... diameters of that planet , and thence in miles . The peri- odical times and distances of these satel- lites , and the ... diameter of the Earth's an- nual orbit , or by double the Earth's dis- tance from the Sun ; then the eclipses are ...
... diameters of that planet , and thence in miles . The peri- odical times and distances of these satel- lites , and the ... diameter of the Earth's an- nual orbit , or by double the Earth's dis- tance from the Sun ; then the eclipses are ...
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... diameter is 18 " . Saturn , when viewed through a good telescope , makes a more remarkable appearance than any of ... diameter of Saturn to be divided into three equal parts , the diameter of the ring is about seven of these parts . The ...
... diameter is 18 " . Saturn , when viewed through a good telescope , makes a more remarkable appearance than any of ... diameter of Saturn to be divided into three equal parts , the diameter of the ring is about seven of these parts . The ...
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... diameter of ditto Inner diameter of larger ring Outside diameter of ditto - · - Breadth of the inner ring Breadth of the outer ring Breadth of the vacant space , or dark zone 146,345 184.393 190,248 204,883 20,000 7,200 2,339 There have ...
... diameter of ditto Inner diameter of larger ring Outside diameter of ditto - · - Breadth of the inner ring Breadth of the outer ring Breadth of the vacant space , or dark zone 146,345 184.393 190,248 204,883 20,000 7,200 2,339 There have ...
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... diameter equal to the chord of half the arc of the segment . So that if d denotes the diameter of the sphere , or the chord of half the circum- ference , and c the chord of half the arc of any other segment , also a the altitude or ...
... diameter equal to the chord of half the arc of the segment . So that if d denotes the diameter of the sphere , or the chord of half the circum- ference , and c the chord of half the arc of any other segment , also a the altitude or ...
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... 6 Phosphate of lime 3 100 SEMICIRCLE , in geometry , half a cir . cle , or that figure comprehended be- tween the diameter of a circle and half the circumference . SEMICOLON , in grammar , one of the points or SEM SEM.
... 6 Phosphate of lime 3 100 SEMICIRCLE , in geometry , half a cir . cle , or that figure comprehended be- tween the diameter of a circle and half the circumference . SEMICOLON , in grammar , one of the points or SEM SEM.
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