The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Τόμος 5Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 |
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... ment some celestial phenomenon , as the altitude of the sun , moon , and stars , or their distances from each other . But by this term , mariners commonly mean only the taking the meridian altitudes , in order to find the latitude ; and ...
... ment some celestial phenomenon , as the altitude of the sun , moon , and stars , or their distances from each other . But by this term , mariners commonly mean only the taking the meridian altitudes , in order to find the latitude ; and ...
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... ment the object arrived at the position expected ; which suppose to happen when he says thirty - eight , he then writes down 9h 15 ′ 38 ′′ for the time of observation , annexing the particular day . If two per- sons are concerned in ...
... ment the object arrived at the position expected ; which suppose to happen when he says thirty - eight , he then writes down 9h 15 ′ 38 ′′ for the time of observation , annexing the particular day . If two per- sons are concerned in ...
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... ment stands on three feet , L , distant from each other 14.4 inches ; and , when all the parts are horizontal , is about 29 inches high : the weight of the equatorial and ap- paratus is only 591b . avoirdupoise , which are contained in ...
... ment stands on three feet , L , distant from each other 14.4 inches ; and , when all the parts are horizontal , is about 29 inches high : the weight of the equatorial and ap- paratus is only 591b . avoirdupoise , which are contained in ...
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... ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . The statute 5 and 6 Edward VI . c . 16 , declares all securities given for the ...
... ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . The statute 5 and 6 Edward VI . c . 16 , declares all securities given for the ...
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... ment , in the time of Charles I. , he came to England as consul for his countrymen ; in which capacity he remained at London in Cromwell's administration . But being dis- charged of that employment , he was en- gaged as tutor to Lord ...
... ment , in the time of Charles I. , he came to England as consul for his countrymen ; in which capacity he remained at London in Cromwell's administration . But being dis- charged of that employment , he was en- gaged as tutor to Lord ...
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