| 1759 - 246 páginas
...under the latter Emperors, fhips feem to have been of little other ufe than to tranfport foldiers. Navigation could not be carried to any great degree of certainty, without the cojnpafs; which was unknown to the ancients. The wonderful quality by which a needle, or fmall bar... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 páginas
...difcouraged; till under the latter Emperors, Ships feem to hive been of little other Ufe than to tranfport Soldiers. Navigation could not be carried to any great degree of Certainty, without the Compals ; which •was unknown to the Ancients. The wonderful Quality by which a Needle, or fmall Bar... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...difcouraged; till under the latter Emperors, Ships feem to have been of little other Ufe than to tranfport Soldiers. Navigation could not be carried to any great Degree of Certainty, without the Compafs ; which •was unknown to the Ancients. The wonderful Quality by which a Needle, or fmall Bar... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 páginas
...under the latter emperors, fhips feem to have been of little other ufe than to tranfport foldiers. Navigation could not be carried to any great degree of certainty without the compafs, which was unknown to the ancients. The wonderful quality by which a needle, or fmall bar of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 458 páginas
...under the latter emperors, fhips feem to have been of little other ufe than to tranfport foldiers. Navigation could not be carried to any great degree of certainty without the compafs, which was unknown to the ancients. The wonderful quality by which a needle or fmall bar of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 páginas
...only on war and conquest, as their empire increased, commerce was discouraged; till under the latter emperors, ships seem to have been of little other...freely by equilibration on a point, always preserves the meridian,and directs it-> two ends north and south, was discovered, according to the common opinion,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 páginas
...only on war and conquest, as their empire increased, commerce was discouraged ; till under the latter emperors, ships seem to have been of little other...of certainty without the compass, which was unknown 'o the ancients. The wonderful quality by which a needle or small bar-of steel, touched with a loadstone... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 páginas
...only on war and conquest, as their empire increased, commerce was discouraged ; till under the latter emperors, ships seem to have been of little other...freely by equilibration on a point, always preserves the meridian, and directs its two ends north and south, was discovered according to the common opinion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 páginas
...only on war and conquest, as their empire increased, commerce was discouraged ; till under the latter emperors, ships seem to have been of little other...freely by equilibration on a point, always preserves the meridian, and directs its two ends north and south, was discovered according to the common opinion... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 páginas
...only on war and conquest, as their empire increased, commerce was discouraged; till under the latter emperors, ships seem to have been of little other...freely by equilibration on a point, always preserves the meridian, and directs Jits two ends north and south, was discovered according to the common opinion... | |
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