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... ellipse , determined in parts of the radius of the earth's orbit , is supposed to be known , and from this we may easily find , by the Table , the time of a re- volution in days and decimals of a day . The greater axis of the elliptical ...
... ellipse , determined in parts of the radius of the earth's orbit , is supposed to be known , and from this we may easily find , by the Table , the time of a re- volution in days and decimals of a day . The greater axis of the elliptical ...
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... Ellipse , which is formed when the cutting plane passes in any direction across the cone ; a Parabola , when it is parallel to one side of the cone ; and an Hyperbola , when it has any other position . The cone may also be so cut that ...
... Ellipse , which is formed when the cutting plane passes in any direction across the cone ; a Parabola , when it is parallel to one side of the cone ; and an Hyperbola , when it has any other position . The cone may also be so cut that ...
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... ellipse ; and an obtuse angled cone for the hyperbola : But Apollonius shewed how all the three sections might be ... ellipses ; these facts alone were sufficient to en- hance greatly the value of the theory of the conic sec tions ; but ...
... ellipse ; and an obtuse angled cone for the hyperbola : But Apollonius shewed how all the three sections might be ... ellipses ; these facts alone were sufficient to en- hance greatly the value of the theory of the conic sec tions ; but ...
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Edinburgh encyclopaedia sir David Brewster. Section Ellipse . Fig . 3 . Sonic In explaining the nature and properties ... ellipses et des hyperboles ; par Ph . de la Hire . Paris , 1673 . Nouveaux elemens des sections coniques , & c . par ...
Edinburgh encyclopaedia sir David Brewster. Section Ellipse . Fig . 3 . Sonic In explaining the nature and properties ... ellipses et des hyperboles ; par Ph . de la Hire . Paris , 1673 . Nouveaux elemens des sections coniques , & c . par ...
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... ELLIPSE to the line which is the locus of Ď , when FD has to DE a ratio of minority ; they called it an HYPERBOLA , when the ratio was that of majority ; and a PARABOLA , in the case of a ratio of equality . We shall now explain the ...
... ELLIPSE to the line which is the locus of Ď , when FD has to DE a ratio of minority ; they called it an HYPERBOLA , when the ratio was that of majority ; and a PARABOLA , in the case of a ratio of equality . We shall now explain the ...
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Page 131 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Page 118 - God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
Page 304 - Scripture, or the sermons of some faithful preacher of those holy mysteries ; at eleven we attend divine service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but, if the weather permits, adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation...
Page 356 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Page 337 - It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.
Page 304 - I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.' When the days are short, we make this excursion in the former, part of the day, between church-time and dinner.
Page 118 - Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and the sea and all things that are in them ; and in one Christ Jesus the Son of God, who became incarnate for our salvation ; and in the Holy Spirit who...
Page 256 - He, whom the mind alone can perceive, whose essence eludes the external organs, who has no visible parts, who exists from eternity, even he, the soul of all beings, whom no being can comprehend, shone forth in person.
Page 49 - The same is the case in the West Indies. Long, in his history of Jamaica, expressly affirms ' that the children born in England have not, in general, lovelier or more transparent skins than the offspring of white parents in Jamaica.' But it may be urged that this is not the case with respect to the other nations of the Caucasian variety, who have been settled in warm climates from time immemorial, and that the question ought to be decided by the Moors, Arabians, &c. Their children, however, are also...
Page 184 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.