The Encyclopædia Britannica: The New Volumes, Constituting, in Combination with the Twenty-nine Volumes of the Eleventh Edition, the Twelfth Edition of that Work, and Also Supplying a New, Distinctive, and Independent Library of Reference Dealing with Events and Developments of the Period 1910 to 1921 Inclusive, Հատոր 19Encyclopædia Britannica Company, Limited, 1911 |
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... longitude , but that is too tedious for seamen , since it requireth the deep knowledge of astronomy , wherefore I would not have any man think that the longitude is to be found at sea by any instrument ; so let no scamen accustomed ...
... longitude , but that is too tedious for seamen , since it requireth the deep knowledge of astronomy , wherefore I would not have any man think that the longitude is to be found at sea by any instrument ; so let no scamen accustomed ...
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... longitude ; but this ( though developed many years after into the method technically known as " lunars " ) was at this time of no practical use owing to the then imperfect know- ledge of the true positions of the moon and stars and the ...
... longitude ; but this ( though developed many years after into the method technically known as " lunars " ) was at this time of no practical use owing to the then imperfect know- ledge of the true positions of the moon and stars and the ...
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... longitude 4 ; the Scilly Islands are given with an error of one degree in latitude and 1 ° 10 ' in longitude ; while Madeira is placed 3 ° 8 ' too far south and 4 ° 20 ′ too far west , and Cape St Vincent 1 ° 25 ' too far south and 6 ...
... longitude 4 ; the Scilly Islands are given with an error of one degree in latitude and 1 ° 10 ' in longitude ; while Madeira is placed 3 ° 8 ' too far south and 4 ° 20 ′ too far west , and Cape St Vincent 1 ° 25 ' too far south and 6 ...
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... longitude , latitude and distance -- the combining many horizontal courses into one " infallible and true , " i.e. what is now called traverse and Mercator's sailings . His " paradoxical course he describes correctly as a rhumb line ...
... longitude , latitude and distance -- the combining many horizontal courses into one " infallible and true , " i.e. what is now called traverse and Mercator's sailings . His " paradoxical course he describes correctly as a rhumb line ...
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... longitude does to the meridional difference of latitude - a rule strictly correct for small arcs only . One minute is taken as the unit upon becomes 20,000 , 330,000 , & c . , increasing uniformly till 49 ' , the arc and 10,000 as the ...
... longitude does to the meridional difference of latitude - a rule strictly correct for small arcs only . One minute is taken as the unit upon becomes 20,000 , 330,000 , & c . , increasing uniformly till 49 ' , the arc and 10,000 as the ...
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