Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 12, Part 2Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 693
... Middle Latitude Sailing . ( D ) This proportion is obvious , by confidering the whole figure as an oblique angled ... latitude , course , and distance failed , to find the other latitude and difference of lon- gitude . EXAMPLE . A fhip ...
... Middle Latitude Sailing . ( D ) This proportion is obvious , by confidering the whole figure as an oblique angled ... latitude , course , and distance failed , to find the other latitude and difference of lon- gitude . EXAMPLE . A fhip ...
Page 694
... middle latitude 42 ° 61 is to the fine of the courfe 2.42028 fo is the distance 1 A s radius To find the distance . Latitude Bourdeaux. Middle Latitude Sailing . As the fine of the courfe Is to radius So is the departure To the diftance ...
... middle latitude 42 ° 61 is to the fine of the courfe 2.42028 fo is the distance 1 A s radius To find the distance . Latitude Bourdeaux. Middle Latitude Sailing . As the fine of the courfe Is to radius So is the departure To the diftance ...
Page 696
... middle " Latitude Sailing . latitude NAVIGATION . } fo is the fine of the courfe 31 pts . 56 ° 15 ' 10.25527 Practice . 9.82708 Middle Latitude Sailing . middle } 48 ° 58 · 9.81727 Double the middle latitude 12 30 to the cofine of the ...
... middle " Latitude Sailing . latitude NAVIGATION . } fo is the fine of the courfe 31 pts . 56 ° 15 ' 10.25527 Practice . 9.82708 Middle Latitude Sailing . middle } 48 ° 58 · 9.81727 Double the middle latitude 12 30 to the cofine of the ...
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