Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... western coast of France , and Fiume . It extends over the western chain of the Alps , and the plains of Milan and Padua , in a direct distance of 15 ° 32 ′ 27 ′′ , and was executed under the direction of Brousseaud and Largeteau , Plana ...
... western coast of France , and Fiume . It extends over the western chain of the Alps , and the plains of Milan and Padua , in a direct distance of 15 ° 32 ′ 27 ′′ , and was executed under the direction of Brousseaud and Largeteau , Plana ...
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... and fourteen others , ( those of Bouguer , Legentil , Lacaille , Maupertuis and La Croyère ) , which however do not bear comparison with the former in point of accuracy . the western shores of Africa , from Sierra Leone to 22 COSMOS .
... and fourteen others , ( those of Bouguer , Legentil , Lacaille , Maupertuis and La Croyère ) , which however do not bear comparison with the former in point of accuracy . the western shores of Africa , from Sierra Leone to 22 COSMOS .
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A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Alexander von Humboldt. the western shores of Africa , from Sierra Leone to the Is- land of St. Thomas , near the Equator , then by Ascension to South America , from Bahia to the mouth ...
A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Alexander von Humboldt. the western shores of Africa , from Sierra Leone to the Is- land of St. Thomas , near the Equator , then by Ascension to South America , from Bahia to the mouth ...
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... western sides of the colossal mountain , having limited his experiments ( December , 1738 ) to two stations lying on the same side of Chimborazo , first in a south- erly direction 61 ° 30 ′ West , about 4,572 toises or 29,326 feet from ...
... western sides of the colossal mountain , having limited his experiments ( December , 1738 ) to two stations lying on the same side of Chimborazo , first in a south- erly direction 61 ° 30 ′ West , about 4,572 toises or 29,326 feet from ...
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... western side of the elevated plateau of Bogota , where the mean annual temperature is 43 ° .94 F. at the depth of one foot , and at a carefully protected spot . Boussingault thus refers to these experiments : - " The observations of ...
... western side of the elevated plateau of Bogota , where the mean annual temperature is 43 ° .94 F. at the depth of one foot , and at a carefully protected spot . Boussingault thus refers to these experiments : - " The observations of ...
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