The Quarterly Review, Volumes 262-263John Murray, 1934 |
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Page 276
... direction if deviation of any kind can be averted . When frequent turns are unavoidable , however , any idea of direction is inevitably lost to the utter stranger - or would be were he subject to human limitations - and one has only to ...
... direction if deviation of any kind can be averted . When frequent turns are unavoidable , however , any idea of direction is inevitably lost to the utter stranger - or would be were he subject to human limitations - and one has only to ...
Page 38
... direction of the earth's axis . These changes are made evident by variations in the latitude of astronomical observatories , and they are so small that the wanderings of either pole are confined within the area of a few yards square ...
... direction of the earth's axis . These changes are made evident by variations in the latitude of astronomical observatories , and they are so small that the wanderings of either pole are confined within the area of a few yards square ...
Page 39
... direction as during the principal earthquake , and retard them if it were on the point of slipping in the opposite direction . In other words , if the initial movement were to be continued , the epochs of the 42 - minute period would ...
... direction as during the principal earthquake , and retard them if it were on the point of slipping in the opposite direction . In other words , if the initial movement were to be continued , the epochs of the 42 - minute period would ...
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