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Side 44
... and how can we reconcile this very moderate indemnity with the lavish
expence displayed at almost every stage of his progress ? He speaks of a
present of gol . to a fakih , or Morocco saint , as a very trifling matter ; and , when
he observed ...
... and how can we reconcile this very moderate indemnity with the lavish
expence displayed at almost every stage of his progress ? He speaks of a
present of gol . to a fakih , or Morocco saint , as a very trifling matter ; and , when
he observed ...
Side 51
By T . A . Knight , Esq . F . R . S . — Mr . Knight here gives an account of the facts
which he observed on the subject in the river Teme in Herefordshire . After an
intensely cold night , but when no ice was formed on the surface of the water , .
By T . A . Knight , Esq . F . R . S . — Mr . Knight here gives an account of the facts
which he observed on the subject in the river Teme in Herefordshire . After an
intensely cold night , but when no ice was formed on the surface of the water , .
Side 414
Preliminary Observations , & c . 2 . Corrections which should be made in all the
observed Altitudes of the Sun , Moon , and Stars . 3 . On Latitude , and the
several Methods of Calculation . 4 . Caleulation of the horary Angle , and of the
Altitudes ...
Preliminary Observations , & c . 2 . Corrections which should be made in all the
observed Altitudes of the Sun , Moon , and Stars . 3 . On Latitude , and the
several Methods of Calculation . 4 . Caleulation of the horary Angle , and of the
Altitudes ...
Side 415
vers . sin . diff . observed altitudes ) rejecting 10 from the index = log , of a number
to be subtracted from the above diff . of versed sines . 64 . The remainder + vers .
sin . diff . of true altitudes = vers . sin . of true distance . · Observation .
vers . sin . diff . observed altitudes ) rejecting 10 from the index = log , of a number
to be subtracted from the above diff . of versed sines . 64 . The remainder + vers .
sin . diff . of true altitudes = vers . sin . of true distance . · Observation .
Side 444
With Observations on modern Arrangements . By Thomas ... Of the plates , it is
observed that they are all , without any exception , drawn from nature , and as
accurately as an uninstructed hand could , with much care , accomplish . They
are ...
With Observations on modern Arrangements . By Thomas ... Of the plates , it is
observed that they are all , without any exception , drawn from nature , and as
accurately as an uninstructed hand could , with much care , accomplish . They
are ...
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Side 304 - The stars are forth, the moon above the tops Of the snow-shining mountains. — Beautiful ! I linger yet with nature, for the night Hath been to me a more familiar face Than that of man ; and in her starry shade Of dim and solitary loveliness, I learned the language of another world.
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Side 287 - And how felt he, the wretched Man reclining there — while memory ran o'er many a year of guilt and strife, flew o'er the dark flood of his life, nor found one sunny resting-place, nor brought him back one branch of grace !
Side 304 - Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome ; The trees which grew along the broken arches Waved dark in the blue midnight, and the stars Shone through the rents of ruin ; from afar The watchdog bay'd beyond the Tiber ; and More near from out the Caesars...