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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... side , except DC ; OP is a smaller box placed on the top of the greater ; M N is a double convex lens , whose axis makes an angle of 45 ° with B L , a plane mirror fixed in the box O P ; the focal length of the lens is nearly equal to ...
... side , except DC ; OP is a smaller box placed on the top of the greater ; M N is a double convex lens , whose axis makes an angle of 45 ° with B L , a plane mirror fixed in the box O P ; the focal length of the lens is nearly equal to ...
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... side the diame- ter is equal to both the two parts on the other side of it . And so for curves of any order , whatever the number of intersec- tions may be , the sum of the parts of any ordinate , on one side of the diameter , is equal ...
... side the diame- ter is equal to both the two parts on the other side of it . And so for curves of any order , whatever the number of intersec- tions may be , the sum of the parts of any ordinate , on one side of the diameter , is equal ...
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... side D E may be applied to the right line A B , and the other E F turned to the side on which the point C is situated . This done , and the thread F G C , exactly of the length of the side of the rule , EF , being fixed at one end to ...
... side D E may be applied to the right line A B , and the other E F turned to the side on which the point C is situated . This done , and the thread F G C , exactly of the length of the side of the rule , EF , being fixed at one end to ...
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