The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 56Leavitt, Trow, & Company, 1862 - American literature |
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Page 407
... miles from us - a distance which we could not accomplish on foot in less than twenty - four hours . It is a long way , is fifty miles ; and we should feel that it was so , if we were compelled to tramp it . Everybody knows what a mile ...
... miles from us - a distance which we could not accomplish on foot in less than twenty - four hours . It is a long way , is fifty miles ; and we should feel that it was so , if we were compelled to tramp it . Everybody knows what a mile ...
Page 409
... miles caused the star to appear one de- gree from the point overhead , therefore , twice 69 miles would produce a difference of two degrees , and so on , till 360 times 69 miles would give us the actual circum- ference of the Earth ...
... miles caused the star to appear one de- gree from the point overhead , therefore , twice 69 miles would produce a difference of two degrees , and so on , till 360 times 69 miles would give us the actual circum- ference of the Earth ...
Page 411
... miles from the Earth , it must be so large ; if forty millions , so large ; and so on . Then two or more stations were se- lected on opposite sides of the Earth , and from these Venus would appear to move across different portions of ...
... miles from the Earth , it must be so large ; if forty millions , so large ; and so on . Then two or more stations were se- lected on opposite sides of the Earth , and from these Venus would appear to move across different portions of ...
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