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Page 112
... vol . ii . p . 45. ) , where formulæ are given for ascertaining the amount and direction of all the misadjustments simultaneously . But the practical observer , who wishes to avoid bewildering himself by doing two things at once , had ...
... vol . ii . p . 45. ) , where formulæ are given for ascertaining the amount and direction of all the misadjustments simultaneously . But the practical observer , who wishes to avoid bewildering himself by doing two things at once , had ...
Page 148
... , " 2d series , vol . i . p . 162. , where this is very distinctly , and , so far as I am aware , for the first time , reasoned out . free from any steady prevalence of easterly character . All 148 OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY .
... , " 2d series , vol . i . p . 162. , where this is very distinctly , and , so far as I am aware , for the first time , reasoned out . free from any steady prevalence of easterly character . All 148 OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY .
Page 174
... vol . iii . For tables , see the work of Biot cited . Also those of Oltmann , annually published by the French board of longitudes in their Annuaire ; and Mr. Baily's Collection of Astronomical Tables and Formulæ . and therefore to give ...
... vol . iii . For tables , see the work of Biot cited . Also those of Oltmann , annually published by the French board of longitudes in their Annuaire ; and Mr. Baily's Collection of Astronomical Tables and Formulæ . and therefore to give ...
Page 198
... vol . iii . ) . If light itself , or the luminiferous ether , be corporeal , the condition insisted on amounts to a formal surrender of the dogma , either of the extension or of the impenetrability of matter ; at least in the sense in ...
... vol . iii . ) . If light itself , or the luminiferous ether , be corporeal , the condition insisted on amounts to a formal surrender of the dogma , either of the extension or of the impenetrability of matter ; at least in the sense in ...
Page 246
... vol . i . See also Trans . Ast . Soc . vol . i . p . 325 phenomenon be watched with a telescope , gives notice , 246 OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY .
... vol . i . See also Trans . Ast . Soc . vol . i . p . 325 phenomenon be watched with a telescope , gives notice , 246 OUTLINES OF ASTRONOMY .
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