Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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Page 12
... situated within a few yards of the same meridian . ) 4 Bessel , Ueber den Einfluss der Unregelmässigkeiten der Figur der Erde auf geodätische Arbeiten und ihre Vergleichung mit astronomischen Bestimmungen , in Schumacher's Astron ...
... situated within a few yards of the same meridian . ) 4 Bessel , Ueber den Einfluss der Unregelmässigkeiten der Figur der Erde auf geodätische Arbeiten und ihre Vergleichung mit astronomischen Bestimmungen , in Schumacher's Astron ...
Page 28
... situated at the mean height of 15,347 feet . The bulg- ing of our planet at the equatorial zone is therefore not lost in such magnitudes , so that in these cases we are unable to deter- mine its spherical form with the same accuracy as ...
... situated at the mean height of 15,347 feet . The bulg- ing of our planet at the equatorial zone is therefore not lost in such magnitudes , so that in these cases we are unable to deter- mine its spherical form with the same accuracy as ...
Page 36
... situated 231 feet above the level of the sea ( above the watermark at Amsterdam ) . It has penetrated to an absolute depth of 2281 feet below the surface of the earth , measuring from the point where the operations were begun . The salt ...
... situated 231 feet above the level of the sea ( above the watermark at Amsterdam ) . It has penetrated to an absolute depth of 2281 feet below the surface of the earth , measuring from the point where the operations were begun . The salt ...
Page 37
... situated at an elevation of more than 1600 feet above the Mediterranean Sea.35 If to these three springs , which possess an absolute depth varying between 725 feet and 2285 feet , we add another , that of Monkwearmouth , near Newcastle ...
... situated at an elevation of more than 1600 feet above the Mediterranean Sea.35 If to these three springs , which possess an absolute depth varying between 725 feet and 2285 feet , we add another , that of Monkwearmouth , near Newcastle ...
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... situated on the same vertical line at an inconsiderable depth within the interior of our earth , experience at very different times the maximum and minimum of atmospheric temperature , which is modified by the sun's place , and by the ...
... situated on the same vertical line at an inconsiderable depth within the interior of our earth , experience at very different times the maximum and minimum of atmospheric temperature , which is modified by the sun's place , and by the ...
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