 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1803 - 606 pages
...of 1036337 feet on the surface of the earth. The length of the degree at the middle point (51° 3.5' 18") between the southern extremity of the arc and...less. If the measurement of the terrestrial arc be sufficiently correct, and the earth of an elliptical form in these latitudes, either the arcs aflbrding... | |
 | 1805 - 498 pages
...(51.. 35'. 18''.) between Dunnose and Arbury Hill, is 60864 fathoms ; which is greater than the above j but this degree, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid with the ratio of it's axes as 22g to 230, should be about 10 fathoms less.' This difference, we think, with our author,... | |
 | 1819 - 452 pages
...*rc and Arbury Hill, is 60864 fathoms, which is greater than the above, and exceeds it by fonyfour fathoms. But this degree, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid with the ratio of its axes, as 229 : 230 should be about iim fathoms less. If the measurement of the terrestial arc be sufficiently correct,... | |
 | 1819 - 452 pages
...arc and Arbury Hill, is 60864 fathoms, which is greater than the above, and exceeds it by fortyfour fathoms. But this degree, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid with the ratio of its axes, as 229 : 230 should be about ten fathoms less. If the measurement of the terrestial arc be sufficiently correct,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...between the southern extremity of the arc and Arbury HID, is 60,864 fathoms, which exceeds the above by 44 fathoms. But this degree, admitting the earth...axes as 229 to 230, should be about 10 fathoms less. From the late operations of the French academicians, it appears that the meridional distance between... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1832 - 550 pages
...60'820 fathoms. This degree, at the latitude of Arbury Hill, is found to be 42 fathoms longer ; whereas, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid, with the ratio of its axis as 229 to 230, it should be 10 fathoms less. On maturely weighing all the causes that may have... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1832 - 564 pages
...60-820 fathoms. This degree, at the latitude of Arbury Hill, is found to be 42 fathoms longer; whereas, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid, with the ratio of its axis as 229 to 230, it should be 10 fathoms less. On maturely weighing all the causes that may have... | |
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The length of the degree at the middle point (51° 3.5' 18") between the southern extremity of the arc and Arbury Hill, is 60864 fathoms; which is greater than the above, and exceeds it by 44 fathoms. But this degree, admitting the earth to be an ellipsoid,... 