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Pagina iv
... the frequent alterations that have been thought necessary , every effort has been made to render those now introduced as nearly final as possible . CONTENTS . PREFACE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE KINGS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE iv PREFACE .
... the frequent alterations that have been thought necessary , every effort has been made to render those now introduced as nearly final as possible . CONTENTS . PREFACE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE KINGS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE iv PREFACE .
Pagina xvii
... nearly . 197 Philip defeated at the battle of Cynos- cephale , which puts an end to the first Macedonian war . 192 Romans begin the war with Antiochus the Great , which continues near three years . Age of Lælius , Massinissa , the ...
... nearly . 197 Philip defeated at the battle of Cynos- cephale , which puts an end to the first Macedonian war . 192 Romans begin the war with Antiochus the Great , which continues near three years . Age of Lælius , Massinissa , the ...
Pagina 1
... nearly spherical ; the polar axis being only about 38 miles shorter than the equatorial , which , in a diameter of nearly 8000 miles , can produce no sensible difference . The principal circles on the globe ( Pl . I. * ) are , the ...
... nearly spherical ; the polar axis being only about 38 miles shorter than the equatorial , which , in a diameter of nearly 8000 miles , can produce no sensible difference . The principal circles on the globe ( Pl . I. * ) are , the ...
Pagina 2
... nearly . The diameter on which the circle revolves is called its axis . The extreme points of this diameter are called its poles , from woλɛïv — to turn round . A great circle is any circle described on a sphere , whose diameter is ...
... nearly . The diameter on which the circle revolves is called its axis . The extreme points of this diameter are called its poles , from woλɛïv — to turn round . A great circle is any circle described on a sphere , whose diameter is ...
Pagina 5
... ; therefore the number of miles in a degree of latitude is every where very nearly the same , and would be quite so were the earth a perfect sphere . other known places on the globe : thus I find B 3 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE . 5.
... ; therefore the number of miles in a degree of latitude is every where very nearly the same , and would be quite so were the earth a perfect sphere . other known places on the globe : thus I find B 3 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE . 5.
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Pagina 15 - Britannicum abridged : Containing the Hardy Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described ; with their Propagation, Culture, and Uses in the Arts ; and with Engravings of nearly all the Species. Adapted for the use of Nurserymen, Gardeners, and Foresters.
Pagina 28 - Thomson's Tables of Interest, at Three, Four, Four-and-a-Half, and Five per Cent., from One Pound to Ten Thousand, and from 1 to 365 Days, in a regular progression of single Days ; with Interest at all the above Rates, from One to Twelve Months, and from One to Ten Years.
Pagina 5 - A Dictionary of Practical Medicine : Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially...
Pagina 2 - Blair's Chronological and Historical Tables, from the Creation to the present time : With Additions and Corrections from the most authentic Writers ; including the Computation of St. Paul, as connecting the Period from the Exode to the Temple.
Pagina 22 - PORTLOCK.— REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY of LONDONDERRY, and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, examined and described under the Authority of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance. By JE PORTLOCK, FRS &c.
Pagina 17 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
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Pagina 15 - London's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture.
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