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day respecting the form of the earth and its relations with the other bodies of our
system was known many ages before that in which we live; granting, moreover,
that in view of the constant and great vicissitudes to which the world is subject, ...
day respecting the form of the earth and its relations with the other bodies of our
system was known many ages before that in which we live; granting, moreover,
that in view of the constant and great vicissitudes to which the world is subject, ...
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From the memorable epoch referred to, geographical discoveries have
succeeded one another with greater rapidity than ever, the earth has been
explored in all directions, the width of the seas calculated, and the surface of the
continents ...
From the memorable epoch referred to, geographical discoveries have
succeeded one another with greater rapidity than ever, the earth has been
explored in all directions, the width of the seas calculated, and the surface of the
continents ...
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To show that we exaggerate nothing in thus expressing ourselves, we shall here
retrace, with all possible brevity, the different opinions of the Greek philosophers
on the form of the earth and its situation in space, making use for that purpose of
...
To show that we exaggerate nothing in thus expressing ourselves, we shall here
retrace, with all possible brevity, the different opinions of the Greek philosophers
on the form of the earth and its situation in space, making use for that purpose of
...
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To explain the appearances of the heavens, on the hypothesis of the repose of
the earth, Eudoxus conceived the first idea of crystalline spheres with axes in
different directions, and also with different movements. New facts having been ...
To explain the appearances of the heavens, on the hypothesis of the repose of
the earth, Eudoxus conceived the first idea of crystalline spheres with axes in
different directions, and also with different movements. New facts having been ...
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the earth, and the great probability of the ellipticity of the globe. ... experiments
which Richer had made, obtained an identical result, and the fact has
subsequently been realized in all the regions of the earth as well as upon the
high seas.
the earth, and the great probability of the ellipticity of the globe. ... experiments
which Richer had made, obtained an identical result, and the fact has
subsequently been realized in all the regions of the earth as well as upon the
high seas.
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| Título | Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volumen4 United States congressional serial set |
| Autor | United States. Congress. House |
| Publicado | 1864 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 13 Dic. 2006 |
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