"Major axis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... With powers 202 and 3.0, two round, bright spots were perceived, not quite crossing the center but a little nearer to the eastern side of the planet, the position angle of a line passing through their centers being about 20 and 200—ellipticity of Uranus seemed obvious, the major axis lying parallel to the line of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 303 - October 22, 1881 • Various
... the best results the stock of oval turning should be cut square or slightly rectangular in cross-section and about 3" longer than the model to be made. The thickness of the stock should be about 1/8" greater than the major axis of ...
— A Course In Wood Turning • Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers |
