A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military, as Well as Naval Operations of Ships: with Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical NavigatorsT. Cadell, 1830 - 794 pages |
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... whole circunfference of the circle ; or by the number of degrees contained in the arc D E , by which they are measured , to 360 , the number of de- grees in the whole circumference of the circle . And thus an angle is said to be of so ...
... whole circunfference of the circle ; or by the number of degrees contained in the arc D E , by which they are measured , to 360 , the number of de- grees in the whole circumference of the circle . And thus an angle is said to be of so ...
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... whole circle or line , or some other thing sought after , may be gathered . All angles are measured by arcs . For this purpose an arc is described having its centre in the point or vertex of the angle : and as every circle is supposed ...
... whole circle or line , or some other thing sought after , may be gathered . All angles are measured by arcs . For this purpose an arc is described having its centre in the point or vertex of the angle : and as every circle is supposed ...
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... whole apparatus is so contrived , that , when you are within and in order , it may be turned round with as little labour as it takes to wind up a jack . For a further description and use of the armillary - sphere , see FERGUSON's ...
... whole apparatus is so contrived , that , when you are within and in order , it may be turned round with as little labour as it takes to wind up a jack . For a further description and use of the armillary - sphere , see FERGUSON's ...
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... whole night , or even for two or three days together . In high northern latitudes , as those of Sweden , Lapland , and Siberia , the aerora boreales are singu larly resplendent , and even terrific . They frequently occupy the whole of ...
... whole night , or even for two or three days together . In high northern latitudes , as those of Sweden , Lapland , and Siberia , the aerora boreales are singu larly resplendent , and even terrific . They frequently occupy the whole of ...
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... whole art of ballasting , therefore , consists in placing the centre of gravity to correspond with the trim and shape of the vessel , so as neither to be too high , nor too low , too far forward , nor too far aft ; and to lade the ship ...
... whole art of ballasting , therefore , consists in placing the centre of gravity to correspond with the trim and shape of the vessel , so as neither to be too high , nor too low , too far forward , nor too far aft ; and to lade the ship ...
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