upon the Antique Dials. 



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If we put the equation (B D L ) into the form 



cos tan D cot I 



n 



il is very obvious, that, for any specific value of D, there will be as many 

 values of L as there can be conceived circular revolutions ; that is, an unli- 

 mited succession. If n be irrational, they will be all different from one 

 another : if n be fractional or integral, they will recur in the same order, 



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