Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... expeditions to the most remote parts of both hemispheres . The moon may , therefore , by the observation of its movements render appreciable to the higher departments of astro- nomy , the ellipticity of the earth , as it taught the ...
... expeditions to the most remote parts of both hemispheres . The moon may , therefore , by the observation of its movements render appreciable to the higher departments of astro- nomy , the ellipticity of the earth , as it taught the ...
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... expedition , which was en- trusted to my friend Edward Sabine , who had accompanied Captain Parry on his first polar voyage in the capacity of astronomer . In the course of this voyage , which was con- tinued through the years 1822 and ...
... expedition , which was en- trusted to my friend Edward Sabine , who had accompanied Captain Parry on his first polar voyage in the capacity of astronomer . In the course of this voyage , which was con- tinued through the years 1822 and ...
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... expedition had the advantage of being mainly directed to one sole object of investigation , and of embracing points which are separated from one another by 93 ° of latitude . The field of observation in the French expedition for the ...
... expedition had the advantage of being mainly directed to one sole object of investigation , and of embracing points which are separated from one another by 93 ° of latitude . The field of observation in the French expedition for the ...
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... expedition by Malaspina , may have led to the belief that the southern hemisphere is in general much more com- pressed than the northern , comparisons made between the Falkland Islands and New Holland on the one hand , led to an error ...
... expedition by Malaspina , may have led to the belief that the southern hemisphere is in general much more com- pressed than the northern , comparisons made between the Falkland Islands and New Holland on the one hand , led to an error ...
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... expedition . Observations were made in borings and mines at a depth of from 20 to 60 feet at more than twelve points ( near Turuchansk , on the Jenisei , and on the Lena ) at relative distances of from 1600 to 2000 geographical miles ...
... expedition . Observations were made in borings and mines at a depth of from 20 to 60 feet at more than twelve points ( near Turuchansk , on the Jenisei , and on the Lena ) at relative distances of from 1600 to 2000 geographical miles ...
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