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M. Klaproth discovered that the jargon consists principally of a peculiar earth , which he called jargonia , or zirconia ; and he has since found that the hyacinth , or jacinth , is composed of ingredients similar to the jargon ...
M. Klaproth discovered that the jargon consists principally of a peculiar earth , which he called jargonia , or zirconia ; and he has since found that the hyacinth , or jacinth , is composed of ingredients similar to the jargon ...
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Investigation of certain Theorems relating to the Figure of the Earth . By John Playfair , F. R. S. Edin . and Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh . From a na- tural disposition in the mind of man to assign to ...
Investigation of certain Theorems relating to the Figure of the Earth . By John Playfair , F. R. S. Edin . and Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh . From a na- tural disposition in the mind of man to assign to ...
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He found that the incli- nation of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit , which is about 23 degrees , is not constant , but varies several seconds backwards and forwards , and that the period of this variation is nine years .
He found that the incli- nation of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit , which is about 23 degrees , is not constant , but varies several seconds backwards and forwards , and that the period of this variation is nine years .
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