Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... Italian and Maritime Alps ) , " exhibit great deviations from the mean ellipsoidal figure of the earth , the variations in the amount of ellipticity given by pendulum lengths ( taken at different geographical points and in different ...
... Italian and Maritime Alps ) , " exhibit great deviations from the mean ellipsoidal figure of the earth , the variations in the amount of ellipticity given by pendulum lengths ( taken at different geographical points and in different ...
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... Italy . As , how- ever , Marco Polo began his travels in 1271 and returned in 1295 , it is evident from the testimony of Guyot of Provins and Jaques de Vitry , that the compass was at all events used in European seas from 60 to 70 years ...
... Italy . As , how- ever , Marco Polo began his travels in 1271 and returned in 1295 , it is evident from the testimony of Guyot of Provins and Jaques de Vitry , that the compass was at all events used in European seas from 60 to 70 years ...
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... Italy , Switzerland , and Germany . Mémoires de la Société d'Arcueil , t . i , pp . 1–22 . Compare the observations of Quetelet , 1830 and 1839 , with a es The dates with which the following table begins ( as , for instance , from 1803 ...
... Italy , Switzerland , and Germany . Mémoires de la Société d'Arcueil , t . i , pp . 1–22 . Compare the observations of Quetelet , 1830 and 1839 , with a es The dates with which the following table begins ( as , for instance , from 1803 ...
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... Italy in 1832 and 1837 ( Transact . of the Royal Soc . of Edinburgh , vol . xv , p . 27 ) ; the extremely accurate observations of Rud- berg in France , Germany , and Sweden , 1832 ; the observa- tions of Dr. Bache ( Director of the ...
... Italy in 1832 and 1837 ( Transact . of the Royal Soc . of Edinburgh , vol . xv , p . 27 ) ; the extremely accurate observations of Rud- berg in France , Germany , and Sweden , 1832 ; the observa- tions of Dr. Bache ( Director of the ...
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... Italy ( Schum . Astr . Nachr . No. 146 ) . 1826-1829 . Admiral Lütke's voyage round the world ; the magnetic part was most carefully prepared in 1834 by Lenz ( see Partie Nautique du Voyage , 1836 ) . 1826-1830 . Captain Philip Parker ...
... Italy ( Schum . Astr . Nachr . No. 146 ) . 1826-1829 . Admiral Lütke's voyage round the world ; the magnetic part was most carefully prepared in 1834 by Lenz ( see Partie Nautique du Voyage , 1836 ) . 1826-1830 . Captain Philip Parker ...
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