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... latitude of which is 51 ° north , longitude 128 weft . The faow Lark , Captain Peters , of 220 tons and 40 men , failed from Macao in July 1786. Her deftination was Kamtfchatka ( for which fhe was provided with a fuitable cargo of ...
... latitude of which is 51 ° north , longitude 128 weft . The faow Lark , Captain Peters , of 220 tons and 40 men , failed from Macao in July 1786. Her deftination was Kamtfchatka ( for which fhe was provided with a fuitable cargo of ...
Page 191
... latitudes 66 ° and of the bank , which is reprefented as a vaft moun- ; thofe caught N. and S. of thefe degrees tain under water , above 500 miles long , and near ng either bad , or in small numbers . The 300 broad ; and that seamen ...
... latitudes 66 ° and of the bank , which is reprefented as a vaft moun- ; thofe caught N. and S. of thefe degrees tain under water , above 500 miles long , and near ng either bad , or in small numbers . The 300 broad ; and that seamen ...
Page 289
... latitude , in- cludes both the Mifchna and the two Gemaras , yet it is properly that of Afa and Jofa alene which is meant under that name . This the Jews prize above all their other writings , and even fet it on a level with fcripture ...
... latitude , in- cludes both the Mifchna and the two Gemaras , yet it is properly that of Afa and Jofa alene which is meant under that name . This the Jews prize above all their other writings , and even fet it on a level with fcripture ...
Page 317
... latitudes : Proportion of the earth's axis to the diameter of the equator : Cir- cumference of the earth : Divifion of its furface by parallels of latitude ; by zones ; by circles of lon- gitude : Methods of finding the latitude and lon ...
... latitudes : Proportion of the earth's axis to the diameter of the equator : Cir- cumference of the earth : Divifion of its furface by parallels of latitude ; by zones ; by circles of lon- gitude : Methods of finding the latitude and lon ...
Page 318
... latitude , and the meridians on the furface of the earth ; thus laying the foundation of the sci- ence , as it is now ftudied . The latitudes and longitudes , thus introduced by Hipparchus , were not however , much attended to till ...
... latitude , and the meridians on the furface of the earth ; thus laying the foundation of the sci- ence , as it is now ftudied . The latitudes and longitudes , thus introduced by Hipparchus , were not however , much attended to till ...
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Page 198 - ... the hole G. For if we then hold it up to the wind as before, a quantity of water will be blown out ; and if both legs of the instrument are of the same bore, the height of the column sustained will be equal to double the column of water in either leg, or the sum of what is wanting in both legs. But if the legs are of unequal bores, neither of these will give the true height of the column of water which the wind sustained.