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... becomes easy to imagine it in motion - or , rather , difficult to imagine it otherwise ; for , since there is nothing to retain it in one place , should any causes of motion exist , or any forces act upon it , it must obey their impulse ...
... becomes easy to imagine it in motion - or , rather , difficult to imagine it otherwise ; for , since there is nothing to retain it in one place , should any causes of motion exist , or any forces act upon it , it must obey their impulse ...
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... becomes less obtuse , or , in other words , the apparent an diameter of the earth diminishes , being nowhere so gre ... become more nearly st but will not attain perfect straightness till M is br fairly up to contact with the surface at ...
... becomes less obtuse , or , in other words , the apparent an diameter of the earth diminishes , being nowhere so gre ... become more nearly st but will not attain perfect straightness till M is br fairly up to contact with the surface at ...
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... becomes less obtuse , or , in other words , the apparent angular diameter of the earth diminishes , being nowhere so ... become more nearly straight , but will not attain perfect straightness till M is brought fairly up to contact with ...
... becomes less obtuse , or , in other words , the apparent angular diameter of the earth diminishes , being nowhere so ... become more nearly straight , but will not attain perfect straightness till M is brought fairly up to contact with ...
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... becomes visible to him , as if it stood at p , by the refracted ray P qrt A , to which A p is a tangent . ( 41. ) The exact estimation of the amount of atmospheric refraction , or the strict determination of the angle SA s , by which a ...
... becomes visible to him , as if it stood at p , by the refracted ray P qrt A , to which A p is a tangent . ( 41. ) The exact estimation of the amount of atmospheric refraction , or the strict determination of the angle SA s , by which a ...
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... becomes much more complicated in its expression . 4thly . The average amount of refraction , for an object half- way between the zenith and horizon , or at an apparent alti- tude of 45 ° , is about 1 ' ( more exactly 57 ′′ ) , a ...
... becomes much more complicated in its expression . 4thly . The average amount of refraction , for an object half- way between the zenith and horizon , or at an apparent alti- tude of 45 ° , is about 1 ' ( more exactly 57 ′′ ) , a ...
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Outlines of Astronomy John Frederick William Herschel,Sir John Frederick William Herschel Повний перегляд - 1851 |
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Сторінка 674 - A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art : Comprising the History, Description, and Scientific Principles of every Branch of Human Knowledge ; with the Derivation and Definition of all the Terms in General Use. Edited by WT BRANDE, FRSL and E.