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Page 11
... distance between the zeniths of Syena and Alexandria to be equal to a 50th part part of the circumference . Thus , according to this [ 11 ] Memoir on the Diminution of the Obliquity of the Ecliptic, as resulting from ancient Observations.
... distance between the zeniths of Syena and Alexandria to be equal to a 50th part part of the circumference . Thus , according to this [ 11 ] Memoir on the Diminution of the Obliquity of the Ecliptic, as resulting from ancient Observations.
Page 14
... equal to the noon shadow of 27th of November : he computed the days ke , fen , between that moment and the noon of 27th of November : he halved it , which he added to the noon of the 27th of November , and he thus found this solstice to ...
... equal to the noon shadow of 27th of November : he computed the days ke , fen , between that moment and the noon of 27th of November : he halved it , which he added to the noon of the 27th of November , and he thus found this solstice to ...
Page 20
... equal . It is easy to perceive that he fixed for the summer solstice half an hour too late ; and for the winter , as much too soon ; so that the errors of the Tables at the summer solstice should exceed those of the winter solstice by ...
... equal . It is easy to perceive that he fixed for the summer solstice half an hour too late ; and for the winter , as much too soon ; so that the errors of the Tables at the summer solstice should exceed those of the winter solstice by ...
Page 23
... equal to 73 ° 52 ′ 54 ′′ for the summer solstice , 26 ° 52 ′ 20 ′′ for the winter's . He made the parallax of the sun 2 ' 29 " , 4 the altitudes , as he has observed them , were then 73 ° 52 ′ 12 ′′ , 5 , and 26 ° 56 ' 6 " , 7 ...
... equal to 73 ° 52 ′ 54 ′′ for the summer solstice , 26 ° 52 ′ 20 ′′ for the winter's . He made the parallax of the sun 2 ' 29 " , 4 the altitudes , as he has observed them , were then 73 ° 52 ′ 12 ′′ , 5 , and 26 ° 56 ' 6 " , 7 ...
Page 57
... equal ; for , on adding the numbers , we find For the first piece .... For the second piece 14 ° , 81 14,87 Experiment made with two Pieces of Silver . Increase of Temperature expressed in De- grees of the Centigrade Thermometer ...
... equal ; for , on adding the numbers , we find For the first piece .... For the second piece 14 ° , 81 14,87 Experiment made with two Pieces of Silver . Increase of Temperature expressed in De- grees of the Centigrade Thermometer ...
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