Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Band 3Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... bave moved , its apparent motion being measured by the angle under OIP . And if the angle under PIS be less than the angle under HAS , the moon will have approached nearer its conjunction with the sun . with the sun . Now , to explain ...
... bave moved , its apparent motion being measured by the angle under OIP . And if the angle under PIS be less than the angle under HAS , the moon will have approached nearer its conjunction with the sun . with the sun . Now , to explain ...
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... bave described a circle concentri- cal to the earth , his action will cause her approach nearer in the conjunction and opposition than in the quarters , nearly in the proportion of 69 to 70. It has already been mentioned , that the ...
... bave described a circle concentri- cal to the earth , his action will cause her approach nearer in the conjunction and opposition than in the quarters , nearly in the proportion of 69 to 70. It has already been mentioned , that the ...
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... bave R : sin . ES = sin . E : sin . AS , declination never exceeds 231. It increases , therefore , and sin . AS = p x . Also R : cos . AS = cos . AE : cos . from the equinox to the solstice , and then diminishes . Es , and cos . ES or y ...
... bave R : sin . ES = sin . E : sin . AS , declination never exceeds 231. It increases , therefore , and sin . AS = p x . Also R : cos . AS = cos . AE : cos . from the equinox to the solstice , and then diminishes . Es , and cos . ES or y ...
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... . Comius of Arras was a king or chieftain among the Atrebatii in Gaul in Cæsar's time : and he seems to A Atrip . Atrebatii have possessed some authority , or bave АТО [ 213 ] ATR sixty such villages as that near which our ships an- ...
... . Comius of Arras was a king or chieftain among the Atrebatii in Gaul in Cæsar's time : and he seems to A Atrip . Atrebatii have possessed some authority , or bave АТО [ 213 ] ATR sixty such villages as that near which our ships an- ...
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... bave capitals of more than 20,000l . The others , most of whom must have their coaches , go creeping on with capitals of 3000l . or 4000l . and do the business of brokers and commissioners . Some houses , however , carry on a lit- tle ...
... bave capitals of more than 20,000l . The others , most of whom must have their coaches , go creeping on with capitals of 3000l . or 4000l . and do the business of brokers and commissioners . Some houses , however , carry on a lit- tle ...
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Seite 59 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Seite 396 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them, the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water which they beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes.
Seite 366 - This credit was called bank money, which, as it represented money exactly according to the standard of the mint, was always of the same real value, and intrinsically worth more than current money.
Seite 215 - ... to be said in his favour. Upon judgment therefore of death, and not before, the attainder of a criminal commences: or upon such circumstances as are equivalent to judgment of death ; as judgment of outlawry on a capital crime, pronounced for absconding or fleeing from justice, which tacitly confesses the guilt. And therefore either upon judgment of outlawry, or of death, for treason or felony, a man shall be said to be attainted.
Seite 220 - My friend " ' Pope, considering your infirmities, and my age and " ' exile, it is not likely we should ever meet again, " ' and therefore I give you this legacy to remember " ' me by. Take it home with yo.u, and let me advise "
Seite 297 - Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Seite 396 - ... seised to the use of, the bargainee : and then the statute of uses completes the purchase ' ; or, as it hath been well expressed m, the bargain first vests the use, and then the statute vests the possession.
Seite 222 - He has so much regard to. his congregation, that he commits to his memory what he has to say to them ; and has so soft and graceful a behaviour, that it must attract your attention. His person...
Seite 218 - Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.