The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 6Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... called to McGill University as professor of natural history , afterwards becom- ing vice - chancellor . Dawson was recognized as an authority on Canadian geology , a subject to which he gave much study and contributed many valuable ...
... called to McGill University as professor of natural history , afterwards becom- ing vice - chancellor . Dawson was recognized as an authority on Canadian geology , a subject to which he gave much study and contributed many valuable ...
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... called mean solar time ; when the imaginary sun is on the meridian , it is mean noon ; when the real sun is on the meridian it is apparent noon . It is obvious that a sun - dial must show apparent time , while clocks and watches keep ...
... called mean solar time ; when the imaginary sun is on the meridian , it is mean noon ; when the real sun is on the meridian it is apparent noon . It is obvious that a sun - dial must show apparent time , while clocks and watches keep ...
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... called boards . When a deal is sawed into twelve or more thin planks , they are called leaves . DEALFISH ( deal , a board , plank ; refers to the shape of the fish ) . A ribbon - fish ( q.v. ) , especially of the genus Trachypterus ...
... called boards . When a deal is sawed into twelve or more thin planks , they are called leaves . DEALFISH ( deal , a board , plank ; refers to the shape of the fish ) . A ribbon - fish ( q.v. ) , especially of the genus Trachypterus ...
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... called also double tierce , pitched a tenth higher than the eight - foot stops . DECIMAL FRACTION . See FRACTION . DECIMAL NOTATION . See NOTATION . DECIMAL SYSTEM ( from Lat . decimus , tenth ) . A name applied to any system of weights ...
... called also double tierce , pitched a tenth higher than the eight - foot stops . DECIMAL FRACTION . See FRACTION . DECIMAL NOTATION . See NOTATION . DECIMAL SYSTEM ( from Lat . decimus , tenth ) . A name applied to any system of weights ...
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... called the main deck ; a partial deck above this is called the upper deck ; above this are the bridge decks , bridges , etc. The first deck below the main is called the gun deck if any of the main battery guns are mounted on it ; the ...
... called the main deck ; a partial deck above this is called the upper deck ; above this are the bridge decks , bridges , etc. The first deck below the main is called the gun deck if any of the main battery guns are mounted on it ; the ...
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