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Page 228
... triangles joined in a circle ; and at the bottom feveral hollow green leaves , which are remains of the bloffom . When they are to be eaten , the skin or rather flesh mu be taken off ; under which are found 6 or 7 whee kernels , placed ...
... triangles joined in a circle ; and at the bottom feveral hollow green leaves , which are remains of the bloffom . When they are to be eaten , the skin or rather flesh mu be taken off ; under which are found 6 or 7 whee kernels , placed ...
Page 320
... triangles ; by means of which he found the we gree to confift of , 341,676 Leyden feet . Havin measured the distance betwixt the paralle's of Al maer and Leyden , which differ only half a degree in their latitude , the calculation came ...
... triangles ; by means of which he found the we gree to confift of , 341,676 Leyden feet . Havin measured the distance betwixt the paralle's of Al maer and Leyden , which differ only half a degree in their latitude , the calculation came ...
Page 321
... triangles upon the fundamental base of Snellius , which he did in 1700 ; and from thefe he afligns 57,033 toifes to a degree , which is only 27 lefs than had been done by the academicians . In confequence of various opinions being en ...
... triangles upon the fundamental base of Snellius , which he did in 1700 ; and from thefe he afligns 57,033 toifes to a degree , which is only 27 lefs than had been done by the academicians . In confequence of various opinions being en ...
Page 323
... triangles to thofe of a bafe line of 3 , or 4000 feet in length ; and confidering the accuracy with which the angles of these triangles can be obferved , the length of the arc may be found with great precision . It was in this way that ...
... triangles to thofe of a bafe line of 3 , or 4000 feet in length ; and confidering the accuracy with which the angles of these triangles can be obferved , the length of the arc may be found with great precision . It was in this way that ...
Page 329
... triangle P Z T , we have P Z the diftance of the pole from the zenith , which is e- qual to the co - latitude of the place , and P T the complement of the fun's declination ; afo Z T , the diftance of the fun from the zenith , which ...
... triangle P Z T , we have P Z the diftance of the pole from the zenith , which is e- qual to the co - latitude of the place , and P T the complement of the fun's declination ; afo Z T , the diftance of the fun from the zenith , which ...
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