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... length . Their breadth , in the middle , is a half inch , and they terminate at each extremity in a sharp point . They have , throughout , a uniform thickness of about the fortieth of an inch . ( 1 ) The observations were invariably ...
... length . Their breadth , in the middle , is a half inch , and they terminate at each extremity in a sharp point . They have , throughout , a uniform thickness of about the fortieth of an inch . ( 1 ) The observations were invariably ...
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... length of the tube prevented the alembic , or receiver , from being subjected to the agitation which results from the condensation of the mercurial vapour . Before closing the juncture completely , all the air of the alembic was ...
... length of the tube prevented the alembic , or receiver , from being subjected to the agitation which results from the condensation of the mercurial vapour . Before closing the juncture completely , all the air of the alembic was ...
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... length is thirty - seven feet , and the breadth of the centre sixteen feet . The foundations are of hewn sand - stone , and the walls , which are of brick , are one foot in thickness . The transit room is represented upon the left hand ...
... length is thirty - seven feet , and the breadth of the centre sixteen feet . The foundations are of hewn sand - stone , and the walls , which are of brick , are one foot in thickness . The transit room is represented upon the left hand ...
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... length , with a very superior object glass , whose clear aperture is 2.7 inches . This is supported by broad cones , forming an axis of eighteen inches in length . The pivots are of steel , and rest on brass y's . It is supported by a ...
... length , with a very superior object glass , whose clear aperture is 2.7 inches . This is supported by broad cones , forming an axis of eighteen inches in length . The pivots are of steel , and rest on brass y's . It is supported by a ...
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... length , and is accompanied by a small bubble at right angles . My observations make the value of the division of the level 1 " .278 . I have two meridian marks , one to the north and the other to the south ; the former distant about ...
... length , and is accompanied by a small bubble at right angles . My observations make the value of the division of the level 1 " .278 . I have two meridian marks , one to the north and the other to the south ; the former distant about ...
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