Analectic Magazine, and Naval Chronicle, Volumen13James Maxwell, 1819 |
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... remained uncertain . The degree of Peru , compared with that of France , gave a slighter flattening than if the earth were homogeneous ; the operation of Lapland indicated a greater . In this uncertainty , the lengths of 28 M. Biot on ...
... remained uncertain . The degree of Peru , compared with that of France , gave a slighter flattening than if the earth were homogeneous ; the operation of Lapland indicated a greater . In this uncertainty , the lengths of 28 M. Biot on ...
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... remained at this point during fifty years . Bouguer , La Condamine , Clairault , and Maupertuis , died ; but after that inter- val , astronomical instruments becoming much more perfect , and the methods of observation more general and ...
... remained at this point during fifty years . Bouguer , La Condamine , Clairault , and Maupertuis , died ; but after that inter- val , astronomical instruments becoming much more perfect , and the methods of observation more general and ...
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... remained a long time at sea , detained by calms or contrary winds , regretting with all our hearts the loss of so many beautiful nights , which we could have so well employed in making our ob- servations . On the 6th day we left the ...
... remained a long time at sea , detained by calms or contrary winds , regretting with all our hearts the loss of so many beautiful nights , which we could have so well employed in making our ob- servations . On the 6th day we left the ...
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... remained upon the rocks of Balta , I should , without doubt , have quitted these isles with all the pre- judices of a foreigner . I should only have seen the dreariness of their situation , the poverty of their soil , and the inclemency ...
... remained upon the rocks of Balta , I should , without doubt , have quitted these isles with all the pre- judices of a foreigner . I should only have seen the dreariness of their situation , the poverty of their soil , and the inclemency ...
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... remained open day and night . In all this interval of time , neither conscrip- tion nor press - gang had troubled or afflicted the poor but tranquil inhabitants of this little isle . The numerous reefs which surround it , and which ...
... remained open day and night . In all this interval of time , neither conscrip- tion nor press - gang had troubled or afflicted the poor but tranquil inhabitants of this little isle . The numerous reefs which surround it , and which ...
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Página 332 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
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