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... suppose it to have made its way through the substance of the earth . It must , therefore , have gone under it , and that not by a mere subterraneous channel ; for if we notice the points where it sets and rises for many successive days ...
... suppose it to have made its way through the substance of the earth . It must , therefore , have gone under it , and that not by a mere subterraneous channel ; for if we notice the points where it sets and rises for many successive days ...
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... Suppose the earth to be represented by the sphere LHNQ , whose centre is C , and let A , G , M be stations at different elevations above various points of its surface , represented by a , g , m respectively . From each of them ( as from ...
... Suppose the earth to be represented by the sphere LHNQ , whose centre is C , and let A , G , M be stations at different elevations above various points of its surface , represented by a , g , m respectively . From each of them ( as from ...
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... Suppose , then , that at our stati M we were to adjust a line ( a wooden ruler for instance ) a spirit - level , with perfect exactness ; then , if we suppose t direction of this line indefinitely prolonged both ways , XMY , the line so ...
... Suppose , then , that at our stati M we were to adjust a line ( a wooden ruler for instance ) a spirit - level , with perfect exactness ; then , if we suppose t direction of this line indefinitely prolonged both ways , XMY , the line so ...
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... Suppose , then , that at our station M we were to adjust a line ( a wooden ruler for instance ) by a spirit - level , with perfect exactness ; then , if we suppose the direction of this line indefinitely prolonged both ways , as XMY ...
... Suppose , then , that at our station M we were to adjust a line ( a wooden ruler for instance ) by a spirit - level , with perfect exactness ; then , if we suppose the direction of this line indefinitely prolonged both ways , as XMY ...
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... Suppose a ship , for instance , to sail directly away from our station ; at first , when the distance of the ship is small , a spectator , S , situated at some certain height above the sea , sees the whole of the ship , even to the ...
... Suppose a ship , for instance , to sail directly away from our station ; at first , when the distance of the ship is small , a spectator , S , situated at some certain height above the sea , sees the whole of the ship , even to the ...
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