The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... less , as the candle is more or less distant from the focus . If the candle be placed further from the glass than its focal distance , the rays will converge , after passing through the glass , and meet in a point , which will be more ...
... less , as the candle is more or less distant from the focus . If the candle be placed further from the glass than its focal distance , the rays will converge , after passing through the glass , and meet in a point , which will be more ...
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... less VOL . IX . is its parallax ; thus the parallax of the star F is only G D , which is less than DE , the parallax of C. Hence it is plain , that the parallax is the difference of the distances of a star from the zenith , when seen ...
... less VOL . IX . is its parallax ; thus the parallax of the star F is only G D , which is less than DE , the parallax of C. Hence it is plain , that the parallax is the difference of the distances of a star from the zenith , when seen ...
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... less the appearance of deficiency , and less opposition between it and the claims of benevolence and piety ; and as it leads to the performance of laudable actions , the conscience is too apt to give approbation where , if all that ...
... less the appearance of deficiency , and less opposition between it and the claims of benevolence and piety ; and as it leads to the performance of laudable actions , the conscience is too apt to give approbation where , if all that ...
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