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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... greater axis , A B , passing through the two foci Ff , is called the transverse axis ; and the lesser one D E , is called the conjugate , or second axis : these two always bisect each other at right angles , and the centre of the ...
... greater axis , A B , passing through the two foci Ff , is called the transverse axis ; and the lesser one D E , is called the conjugate , or second axis : these two always bisect each other at right angles , and the centre of the ...
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... greater axis , contained between the foci and its verticles ; that is , D C2 = A FX FB = AƒXƒB . 3 . Every diameter is bisected in the centre C. 4. The transverse axis is the great- est , and the conjugate axis the least , of all ...
... greater axis , contained between the foci and its verticles ; that is , D C2 = A FX FB = AƒXƒB . 3 . Every diameter is bisected in the centre C. 4. The transverse axis is the great- est , and the conjugate axis the least , of all ...
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... greater , even after it has left the place where the line joining the earth and planet touches the orbit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase , whilst the distance of the Sun and planet from the ...
... greater , even after it has left the place where the line joining the earth and planet touches the orbit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase , whilst the distance of the Sun and planet from the ...
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... greater variety . Cloths too much mill- ed are scarce susceptible of this orna- ment , and in effect we seldom see them embroidered . The thinnest muslins are left for this purpose , and they are em- broidered to the greatest perfection ...
... greater variety . Cloths too much mill- ed are scarce susceptible of this orna- ment , and in effect we seldom see them embroidered . The thinnest muslins are left for this purpose , and they are em- broidered to the greatest perfection ...
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... greater when a small quantity of manganese is likewise added . If the oxide of tin be not sufficient to destroy the transparency of the mixture , it pro- duces a semi - opaque glass , resembling the opal . Yellow enamel is formed by the ...
... greater when a small quantity of manganese is likewise added . If the oxide of tin be not sufficient to destroy the transparency of the mixture , it pro- duces a semi - opaque glass , resembling the opal . Yellow enamel is formed by the ...
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