There is no part of mathematical science more truly calculated to interest and surprize mankind, than the measurement of the relative positions and distances of inaccessible objects.


Astronomical and Geographical Essays (6th edition), Essay IV (p. 435)

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There is no part of mathematical science more truly calculated to interest and surprize mankind, than the measurement of the relative positions and...

There is no part of mathematical science more truly calculated to interest and surprize mankind, than the measurement of the relative positions and...

There is no part of mathematical science more truly calculated to interest and surprize mankind, than the measurement of the relative positions and...

There is no part of mathematical science more truly calculated to interest and surprize mankind, than the measurement of the relative positions and...