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It is uncertain , contradictory , and false ; each of the vowelsigns representing
several sounds , t namely : - a , not less than 9 ; e , " " 7 ; i , itself a diphthong , 5 ;
0 , not less than 9 ; u , also a diphthong , 8 ; y , not less than 5 ; and each of these
...
It is uncertain , contradictory , and false ; each of the vowelsigns representing
several sounds , t namely : - a , not less than 9 ; e , " " 7 ; i , itself a diphthong , 5 ;
0 , not less than 9 ; u , also a diphthong , 8 ; y , not less than 5 ; and each of these
...
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... if confined within proper limits , M . Le Verrier narrowed with consummate skill
the field of research , and arrived at two fun . damental propositions , namely , Ist .
That the mean distance of the planet cannot be less than 35 , or more than 37 .
... if confined within proper limits , M . Le Verrier narrowed with consummate skill
the field of research , and arrived at two fun . damental propositions , namely , Ist .
That the mean distance of the planet cannot be less than 35 , or more than 37 .
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CDF , FDG , BDE is not greater than R + R + R = fi R ; consequently the angle D
of the triangle E D G is not less than 4R - R = 4 . R = 2R + , which is impossible ;
hence the sum of the angles of any triangle , A B C , is greater than R + R , as ...
CDF , FDG , BDE is not greater than R + R + R = fi R ; consequently the angle D
of the triangle E D G is not less than 4R - R = 4 . R = 2R + , which is impossible ;
hence the sum of the angles of any triangle , A B C , is greater than R + R , as ...
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But by hypothesis the sum of the angles of the triangle A B C , which equals the
sum of the angles of the triangle D E F , is not greater than the sum of the angles
of the triangle E GI ; ::: 2V + 2A is not less than R + V , or V is not less than R ...
But by hypothesis the sum of the angles of the triangle A B C , which equals the
sum of the angles of the triangle D E F , is not greater than the sum of the angles
of the triangle E GI ; ::: 2V + 2A is not less than R + V , or V is not less than R ...
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The sum of the angles of any triangle is not less than two right angles . “ We shall
use the figure to Prop . 3 ' . It is evident that we may suppose the sum of the
angles of the triangle KHL not less than that of the triangle KIH , or , since the sum
of ...
The sum of the angles of any triangle is not less than two right angles . “ We shall
use the figure to Prop . 3 ' . It is evident that we may suppose the sum of the
angles of the triangle KHL not less than that of the triangle KIH , or , since the sum
of ...
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Página 33 - Etymologies are at present very uncertain; but such as they are, the old books would still preserve them, and etymologists would there find them. Words in the course of time change their meanings, as well as their spelling and pronunciation, and we do not look to etymology for their present meanings. If I should call a man a knave and a villain, he would hardly be satisfied with my telling him, that one of the words originally signified only a lad or servant; and the other an under-ploughman, or...
Página 29 - It is really deplorable,' as Sir William Jones, speaking of our alphabet, says, ' that our first step from total ignorance should be into gross inaccuracy, and that we should begin our education in English with learning to read the five vowels, two of which, as we are taught to pronounce them, are clearly diphthongs.'— Works, 1st ed., Vol.
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| Título | Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volumen1 |
| Autor | American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Editor | Metcalf and Company, 1848 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 8 Ago. 2007 |
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