American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... terms affirmative , and the third , fifth , seventh , & c . terms negative . The periphery of an ellipsis , according to Mr. Simpson , is to that of a circle , whose diameter is equal to the transverse axis of the ellipsis , as 1— d 2.2 ...
... terms affirmative , and the third , fifth , seventh , & c . terms negative . The periphery of an ellipsis , according to Mr. Simpson , is to that of a circle , whose diameter is equal to the transverse axis of the ellipsis , as 1— d 2.2 ...
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... term is chiefly used in speak ing of Venus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between either of these planets and the Sun being called the elongation of that planet from the Sun. But here it is to be observed , that it ...
... term is chiefly used in speak ing of Venus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between either of these planets and the Sun being called the elongation of that planet from the Sun. But here it is to be observed , that it ...
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... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the deceased . The expense , he says , on these occasions , is very great , though nothing like what the ...
... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the deceased . The expense , he says , on these occasions , is very great , though nothing like what the ...
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... term used by chronologists in speaking of the additional months and years which they insert , to bring the lunar to the solar year . Since the common lunar year consists of twelve synodic months , or 354 days near- ly , and the solar ...
... term used by chronologists in speaking of the additional months and years which they insert , to bring the lunar to the solar year . Since the common lunar year consists of twelve synodic months , or 354 days near- ly , and the solar ...
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... term derived from the French , hail ; and signifying a thing the hail has fallen upon and broke off the edges , leaving them ragged , or with half rounds , or semicircles , struck out of their edges . ENGRAVING . This term is at pre ...
... term derived from the French , hail ; and signifying a thing the hail has fallen upon and broke off the edges , leaving them ragged , or with half rounds , or semicircles , struck out of their edges . ENGRAVING . This term is at pre ...
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