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Hadley's quadrant — Quadrant Quad rant, n. [L. quadrans, antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrant — Quad rant, n. [L. quadrans, antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrant of altitude — Quadrant Quad rant, n. [L. quadrans, antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hadley Upland — (coord|68|29|S|66|24|W|) is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface (1,500 1,900 m) in southern Graham Land. It is bounded by Windy Valley and the Martin, Gibbs and Lammers Glaciers. The existence of this upland was known… … Wikipedia
Hadley [1] — Hadley (spr. Hädli), John, früher Instrumentenmacher, Freund des Astronomen Halley, später Vicepräsident der königlichen Societät in London, st. 1744; er verfertigte das erste größere Spiegelteleskop u. erfand 1731 den nach ihm benannten… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quadrant (instrument) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Quadrant. Le quadrant mobile d Augustin Stark (1815). Le quadrant est un ancien instrument de navigation qui servait à faire le point sur sa position en … Wikipédia en Français
Hadley, John — ▪ British mathematician born April 16, 1682, Hertfordshire, England died February 14, 1744, East Barnet, Hertfordshire British mathematician and inventor who improved the reflecting telescope, producing the first such instrument of… … Universalium
HADLEY, JOHN — natural philosopher; invented a 5 ft. reflecting telescope, and a quadrant which bears his name, though the honour of the invention has been assigned to others, Newton included (1682 1744) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
George Hadley — (* 12. Februar 1685 in London; † 28. Juni 1768 in Flitton, Bedfordshire) war ein englischer Rechtsanwalt, der sich in seiner Freizeit mit Physik und Meteorologie beschäftigte. Leben und Wirken George Hadley wurde im Februar 1735 in die Royal… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gunner's quadrant — Quadrant Quad rant, n. [L. quadrans, antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gunter's quadrant — Quadrant Quad rant, n. [L. quadrans, antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
