British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... draw the right line B F ; then , if any point P be taken in B A , and an ordinate P M be drawn , cutting B F in N , the rectangle under the absciss A P , and the line P N will be equal to the square of the ordinate P M. Hence drawing NO ...
... draw the right line B F ; then , if any point P be taken in B A , and an ordinate P M be drawn , cutting B F in N , the rectangle under the absciss A P , and the line P N will be equal to the square of the ordinate P M. Hence drawing NO ...
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... drawn through the vertex of any diameter , pa- rallel to its conjugate diameter , touches the ellipsis in that vertex . 6. If four tan- gents be drawn through the vertices of two conjugate diameters , the parallelo- gram contained under ...
... drawn through the vertex of any diameter , pa- rallel to its conjugate diameter , touches the ellipsis in that vertex . 6. If four tan- gents be drawn through the vertices of two conjugate diameters , the parallelo- gram contained under ...
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... drawn from the centre of the sun and planet to the centre of the earth . ELOPEMENT , is when a married wo- man of her own accord departs from her husband , and dwells with an adulterer ; for which , without voluntary reconcilia- tion to ...
... drawn from the centre of the sun and planet to the centre of the earth . ELOPEMENT , is when a married wo- man of her own accord departs from her husband , and dwells with an adulterer ; for which , without voluntary reconcilia- tion to ...
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... drawing of which is given in his Mechanics . " Mr. Emerson , from his strong , vigorous mind , and close application , had acquired deep knowledge of all the branches of mathematics and physics , upon all parts of which he wrote good ...
... drawing of which is given in his Mechanics . " Mr. Emerson , from his strong , vigorous mind , and close application , had acquired deep knowledge of all the branches of mathematics and physics , upon all parts of which he wrote good ...
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... drawn on the surface of the metal , they apply the inside upon the beads or tops of these blocks , directly under the lines or parts of the figures ; then with a fine hammer , striking on the metal sustained by the block , the metal ...
... drawn on the surface of the metal , they apply the inside upon the beads or tops of these blocks , directly under the lines or parts of the figures ; then with a fine hammer , striking on the metal sustained by the block , the metal ...
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