Philosophical Magazine, Volume 5Taylor & Francis., 1829 - Physics |
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Page 108
... equal , cos = cos p ' ; and we learn from the equations ( A ' ) that m and m ' are respectively equal to one and another to μ and ' . But the formula for the difference of longitude is true , independently of the situation of the ...
... equal , cos = cos p ' ; and we learn from the equations ( A ' ) that m and m ' are respectively equal to one and another to μ and ' . But the formula for the difference of longitude is true , independently of the situation of the ...
Page 206
... equal to the true quantities , at least in all the perpendicular measure- ments made in England . For all these instances lie very near the meridian of Greenwich ; and in that region we know by experiments on which confidence can be ...
... equal to the true quantities , at least in all the perpendicular measure- ments made in England . For all these instances lie very near the meridian of Greenwich ; and in that region we know by experiments on which confidence can be ...
Page 207
... equal to 15 ' 15 " -02 east : wherefore the difference of longitude between Dover and Beachy Head is 1 ° 4 ' 8 " -76 ... equal to 11081 fathoms ; and as a degree of the meridian at the latitude of Dunnose is 60815 fathoms , we get the ...
... equal to 15 ' 15 " -02 east : wherefore the difference of longitude between Dover and Beachy Head is 1 ° 4 ' 8 " -76 ... equal to 11081 fathoms ; and as a degree of the meridian at the latitude of Dunnose is 60815 fathoms , we get the ...
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JANUARY | 1 |
Capt B Halls Letter inclosing a Communication from Peter | 15 |
Mr Ivory on the Method of deducing the Difference of Lon | 24 |
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