A Manual of Scientific Enquiry: Prepared for the Use of Officers in Her Majesty's Navy; and Travellers in GeneralJ. Murray, 1851 - 503 Seiten |
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... needle , is measured , the observations on land , when the ship is in harbour , give determinations of the total force , which serve as base determinations , to which are referred the relative results obtained at sea in the passage from ...
... needle , is measured , the observations on land , when the ship is in harbour , give determinations of the total force , which serve as base determinations , to which are referred the relative results obtained at sea in the passage from ...
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... needle and graduated circle , differing little from the accustomed form of an Inclinometer , except that the needle is supported by the ends of the axle , which terminate in cylinders of small diameter working in jewelled holes . A ...
... needle and graduated circle , differing little from the accustomed form of an Inclinometer , except that the needle is supported by the ends of the axle , which terminate in cylinders of small diameter working in jewelled holes . A ...
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... needle has not varied ; and although the needles made by Falmouth artists , under Mr. Fox's own super- intendence , have generally proved most remarkable in preserving their magnetism unchanged for years and in all climates , it is ...
... needle has not varied ; and although the needles made by Falmouth artists , under Mr. Fox's own super- intendence , have generally proved most remarkable in preserving their magnetism unchanged for years and in all climates , it is ...
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... needle and the geographical north point ; and the inclination ( or dip , as it is frequently called ) is the angular difference , measured on the vertical plane , between the direction of the same north end of a magnet or needle and the ...
... needle and the geographical north point ; and the inclination ( or dip , as it is frequently called ) is the angular difference , measured on the vertical plane , between the direction of the same north end of a magnet or needle and the ...
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... needle in- clines below the horizon ; and is counted negative , or has the minus sign prefixed , when the north end of the needle inclines above the horizon . Sometimes , instead of the signs and , the terms North and South are used ...
... needle in- clines below the horizon ; and is counted negative , or has the minus sign prefixed , when the north end of the needle inclines above the horizon . Sometimes , instead of the signs and , the terms North and South are used ...
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Seite 22 - NEALE'S (EV) Feasts and Fasts: an Essay on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Laws relating to Sundays and other Holidays, &c. Fcap.
Seite v - It is the opinion of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that it would be to the honour and advantage of the Navy, and conduce to the general interests of science, if new facilities and encouragement were given to the collection of information upon scientific subjects by the officers, and more particularly by the medical officers, of Her Majesty's Navy, when upon foreign service...
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Seite 283 - It happens fortunately that almost every datum which the scientific meteorologist can require is furnished in its best and most available state by that definite, systematic process known as the " keeping a meteorological register" which consists in noting at stated hours of every day the readings of all the meteorological instruments at command, as well as all such facts or indications of wind and weather as are susceptible of being definitely described and estimated without instrumental aid. Occasional...
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Seite 122 - Mistakes and errors have often been produced in tide observations by supposing that the turn of the tide stream is the time of high water. But this is not so. The turn of the stream generally takes place at a different time from high water, except at the head of a bay or creek. The stream of flood commonly runs for some time, often for hours, after the time of high water. In the same way, the stream of ebb runs for some time after low water.
Seite 291 - ... no risk of change. The next correction, and the most important of all, is that due to the temperature of the Mercury in the Barometer tube at the time of observation. To obtain this, every Barometer requires to have attached to...
Seite 4 - Voyages of Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions, from 1818 to the present time. Under the Command of the several Naval Officers, employed by Sea and Land, in search of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : with Two Attempts to reach the North Pole. Abridged and arranged from the Official Narratives, with Occasional Remarks.