Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English Encyclopedia", Volume 5Charles Knight Bradbury, Evans & Company, 1867 |
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... an arc of the meridian extending from Dunnose in the Isle of Wight to Saxavord , the most northerly of the Shetland Isles . The former of these stations is situate in lat . 50 ° 37 ' 3 " -748 ; the latter in lat . 60 ° 49 ′ 41 " -992 ...
... an arc of the meridian extending from Dunnose in the Isle of Wight to Saxavord , the most northerly of the Shetland Isles . The former of these stations is situate in lat . 50 ° 37 ' 3 " -748 ; the latter in lat . 60 ° 49 ′ 41 " -992 ...
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