Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 2The Society, 1790 List of fellows in v. 1-5, 7-16, 20-30, 32-33, 35-41, 45; continued since 1908 in the Proceedings, v. 28- |
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... and be di- rected to the real place of an object fituated as above mentioned , on the noon of the winter's folftice , the object will appear 5 " to VOL . II . the m the weft of this interfection , and , in twenty On the MOTION of LIGHT .
... and be di- rected to the real place of an object fituated as above mentioned , on the noon of the winter's folftice , the object will appear 5 " to VOL . II . the m the weft of this interfection , and , in twenty On the MOTION of LIGHT .
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Royal Society of Edinburgh. the weft of this interfection , and , in twenty - four hours , will defcribe round it a circle , whofe diameter fubtends an angle of Io " , but in a direction oppofite to that defcribed round the in ...
Royal Society of Edinburgh. the weft of this interfection , and , in twenty - four hours , will defcribe round it a circle , whofe diameter fubtends an angle of Io " , but in a direction oppofite to that defcribed round the in ...
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... weft of Siam ; and it is remarkable , that this brings us very near to the meridian of Benares , the ancient feat of Indian learning † . The fame agrees nearly with what the Hindoos call their first meridian , which paffes through ...
... weft of Siam ; and it is remarkable , that this brings us very near to the meridian of Benares , the ancient feat of Indian learning † . The fame agrees nearly with what the Hindoos call their first meridian , which paffes through ...
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... weft of Ne- gapatnam , in Lat . 10 ° , 44 ' , and eaft Long . from Greenwich , 79 ° , 42 ' , by RENNEL'S map . From the obfervations of the Brahmins , M. LE GENTIL makes its Lat . to be 10 ° , 42 , 13. ( Mem . Acad . Scien . II . P. 184 ...
... weft of Ne- gapatnam , in Lat . 10 ° , 44 ' , and eaft Long . from Greenwich , 79 ° , 42 ' , by RENNEL'S map . From the obfervations of the Brahmins , M. LE GENTIL makes its Lat . to be 10 ° , 42 , 13. ( Mem . Acad . Scien . II . P. 184 ...
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... weft of Chrifna- bouram . But this conclufion is uncertain ; because , as M. BAILLY has remarked , the tables fent ... weft fide , or even as being as far weft as Cape Comorin . Lanka , which is faid to be a point in it , is understood ...
... weft of Chrifna- bouram . But this conclufion is uncertain ; because , as M. BAILLY has remarked , the tables fent ... weft fide , or even as being as far weft as Cape Comorin . Lanka , which is faid to be a point in it , is understood ...
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