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... variation might be merely due to differences of sex , age , or environment . But his boss , Georges Louis Leclerc , count Buffon ( 1707-1788 ) , later argued for a different explanation , namely , that the so - called " Ohio animal ...
... variation might be merely due to differences of sex , age , or environment . But his boss , Georges Louis Leclerc , count Buffon ( 1707-1788 ) , later argued for a different explanation , namely , that the so - called " Ohio animal ...
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... variation . If Americans wanted property lines that could be recovered at a later date , surveyors had to compensate for variation . The quest for a solution to this problem led to the vernier compass , the first important mathematical ...
... variation . If Americans wanted property lines that could be recovered at a later date , surveyors had to compensate for variation . The quest for a solution to this problem led to the vernier compass , the first important mathematical ...
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... variation ( also known as magnetic declination ) is the dif- ference between magnetic north as defined by the needle and true north as defined by the earth's axis of rotation . European navigators had encountered variation in the ...
... variation ( also known as magnetic declination ) is the dif- ference between magnetic north as defined by the needle and true north as defined by the earth's axis of rotation . European navigators had encountered variation in the ...
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... variation was Robert Gibson's Treatise on Practical Surveying ( Dublin , 1739 ) . The first step of this project was establishing a meridian , and for that Gibson would have surveyors observe the amplitude or azimuth of the sun ...
... variation was Robert Gibson's Treatise on Practical Surveying ( Dublin , 1739 ) . The first step of this project was establishing a meridian , and for that Gibson would have surveyors observe the amplitude or azimuth of the sun ...
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... variation . Colden was a physician of Scottish descent who was inter- ested in history , botany , and natural philosophy , and who served as the surveyor general of New York.18 Alexander was an engineer from Scotland who served as the ...
... variation . Colden was a physician of Scottish descent who was inter- ested in history , botany , and natural philosophy , and who served as the surveyor general of New York.18 Alexander was an engineer from Scotland who served as the ...
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