American Edition of the 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 |
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... angles , and the centre of the ellipsis is the point C , where they intersect . Any right line passing through the centre , and terminat- ed by the curve of the ellipsis on each side , is called a diameter ; and two dia- meters , which ...
... angles , and the centre of the ellipsis is the point C , where they intersect . Any right line passing through the centre , and terminat- ed by the curve of the ellipsis on each side , is called a diameter ; and two dia- meters , which ...
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... angles F GI , fG H , ( fig . 1 ) , made by the tangent HI , and the lines FG , fG , drawn from the foci to the point of contact , are equal to each other . 10. The area of an ellipsis is to the area of a circumscribed circle , as the ...
... angles F GI , fG H , ( fig . 1 ) , made by the tangent HI , and the lines FG , fG , drawn from the foci to the point of contact , are equal to each other . 10. The area of an ellipsis is to the area of a circumscribed circle , as the ...
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... angle of , is an angle contained under lines 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 ...
... angle of , is an angle contained under lines 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 ...
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... angles . The most common variety of its crystals is the regular six - sided prism , sometimes with the edges of the prism , or of the bases , or the solid angles , or both , wanting , and small faces in their place . Crystals short ...
... angles . The most common variety of its crystals is the regular six - sided prism , sometimes with the edges of the prism , or of the bases , or the solid angles , or both , wanting , and small faces in their place . Crystals short ...
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... angles . If each side of this figure be 1 , its area will be 9.36563994 of the tangents of 737 degrees to the radius one . ENDEMIC , or ENDEMICAL diseases , those to which the inhabitants of particu- lar countries are subject more than ...
... angles . If each side of this figure be 1 , its area will be 9.36563994 of the tangents of 737 degrees to the radius one . ENDEMIC , or ENDEMICAL diseases , those to which the inhabitants of particu- lar countries are subject more than ...
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