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Page 11
... described upon the transverse axis . 23. Shew how the conchoid of Nicomedes may be applied to solve the problem of the trisection of any proprosed angle ; and give a des- cription of an instrument by which the conchoid may be drawn . 24 ...
... described upon the transverse axis . 23. Shew how the conchoid of Nicomedes may be applied to solve the problem of the trisection of any proprosed angle ; and give a des- cription of an instrument by which the conchoid may be drawn . 24 ...
Page 14
... described under question 12. Do the object - glass and eye - glass assist each other in magnifying the object seen ? —or does only one of them magnify ? 15. Explain the physical causes of the Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal , showing what ...
... described under question 12. Do the object - glass and eye - glass assist each other in magnifying the object seen ? —or does only one of them magnify ? 15. Explain the physical causes of the Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal , showing what ...
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... described as a ske- leton with a deadly spear in his hand and a crown upon his head . A similar image of inanimate objects being represented as animated by the power of music , is given in the passage where Comus commenting on this same ...
... described as a ske- leton with a deadly spear in his hand and a crown upon his head . A similar image of inanimate objects being represented as animated by the power of music , is given in the passage where Comus commenting on this same ...
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... described above . Besides the Syracusan expedition was distinguished by the defeat of the Syracusans near their city the fortification of Epipole , of Plemmyrium by the Athenians , their dislodgement by Gylippus : the great battle in ...
... described above . Besides the Syracusan expedition was distinguished by the defeat of the Syracusans near their city the fortification of Epipole , of Plemmyrium by the Athenians , their dislodgement by Gylippus : the great battle in ...
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... described as below . 12 . M E S ' AC is an arc of 60 ° nearly , and is graduated , the graduations beginning from A. M is a plane mirror fixed on the side CD of the instrument , Q is a mirror fixed on a moveable arm DB , the mirror Q ...
... described as below . 12 . M E S ' AC is an arc of 60 ° nearly , and is graduated , the graduations beginning from A. M is a plane mirror fixed on the side CD of the instrument , Q is a mirror fixed on a moveable arm DB , the mirror Q ...
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