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... remarks . The first is , that these persons appear to regard the determination of measures , like those of the ... remark is , that when persons well acquainted with the general facts of Astronomy are introduced into an Observatory ...
... remarks . The first is , that these persons appear to regard the determination of measures , like those of the ... remark is , that when persons well acquainted with the general facts of Astronomy are introduced into an Observatory ...
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... remarks . The first is , that these persons appear to regard the determination of measures , like those of the ... remark is , that when persons well acquainted with the general facts of Astronomy are introduced into an Observatory ...
... remarks . The first is , that these persons appear to regard the determination of measures , like those of the ... remark is , that when persons well acquainted with the general facts of Astronomy are introduced into an Observatory ...
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... remark which I have made applies to every indi- vidual step ; all are simple and within ordinary comprehension , and the only complexity arises from the circumstance that the student may find it necessary to have a clear view of several ...
... remark which I have made applies to every indi- vidual step ; all are simple and within ordinary comprehension , and the only complexity arises from the circumstance that the student may find it necessary to have a clear view of several ...
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... remark , that the science which is thus obtained by personal obser- vations is vastly superior ( as far as it goes ) to that which is obtained by any other method . The knowledge derived from Lectures is exceedingly imperfect : that ...
... remark , that the science which is thus obtained by personal obser- vations is vastly superior ( as far as it goes ) to that which is obtained by any other method . The knowledge derived from Lectures is exceedingly imperfect : that ...
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... remark - that I understood it would be perfectly agreeable to the members of the Institu- tion , and that if such were the case , it would be also exceedingly agreeable to myself , that the regulations for the attendance upon the ...
... remark - that I understood it would be perfectly agreeable to the members of the Institu- tion , and that if such were the case , it would be also exceedingly agreeable to myself , that the regulations for the attendance upon the ...
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