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... Problems relating to the Planets 447 LXVII . To find the Place of a Planet upon the Globe and in the Heavens 448 LXVIII . To find thofe Planets that are above the Horizon 449 LXIX . To find the Right Afcenfion , & c . of a Planet 450 Of ...
... Problems relating to the Planets 447 LXVII . To find the Place of a Planet upon the Globe and in the Heavens 448 LXVIII . To find thofe Planets that are above the Horizon 449 LXIX . To find the Right Afcenfion , & c . of a Planet 450 Of ...
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... problems agreeable thereto , it is neceffary that the globe , in the folution of every problem , hould be moved from WEST TO EAST ; and for this purpose , that the divifions on the large brafs circle * An Eafy Introduction to Geography ...
... problems agreeable thereto , it is neceffary that the globe , in the folution of every problem , hould be moved from WEST TO EAST ; and for this purpose , that the divifions on the large brafs circle * An Eafy Introduction to Geography ...
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... problem to his pupil . But in the common mode of mounting , the globe must be moved from east to weft , according to ... problems connected with , or depending upon these phænomena , are explained in a clear , familiar , and natural ...
... problem to his pupil . But in the common mode of mounting , the globe must be moved from east to weft , according to ... problems connected with , or depending upon these phænomena , are explained in a clear , familiar , and natural ...
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... problem, the reason and foundation os it presents itself to the eye and understanding. ' The globe may also be placed with ease in the position of a right sphere, a circumstance exceedingly usesul, and which the old construction of the ...
... problem, the reason and foundation os it presents itself to the eye and understanding. ' The globe may also be placed with ease in the position of a right sphere, a circumstance exceedingly usesul, and which the old construction of the ...
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... problems . PROBLEM I. To find the longitude of any place on the globe . The reader will find no difficulty in folving this problem , if he recollects the definition we have given of the word longitude , namely , that it is the distance ...
... problems . PROBLEM I. To find the longitude of any place on the globe . The reader will find no difficulty in folving this problem , if he recollects the definition we have given of the word longitude , namely , that it is the distance ...
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