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Page 195
... fathoms . The highest we anywhere met with was 56 ° .5 ; and this presented itself in three instances , at depths of 266 , 390 , and 445 fathoms . But that the trifling elevation was not in any way dependent upon the smaller depth of ...
... fathoms . The highest we anywhere met with was 56 ° .5 ; and this presented itself in three instances , at depths of 266 , 390 , and 445 fathoms . But that the trifling elevation was not in any way dependent upon the smaller depth of ...
Page 208
... fathoms ( Chart II . Section C D ) . The decided retarda- tion of the boat by the " current - drag " at 100 fathoms in both sets of experi- ments ( §§ 40 , 62 ) showed that the in - current at that depth has less than half the velocity ...
... fathoms ( Chart II . Section C D ) . The decided retarda- tion of the boat by the " current - drag " at 100 fathoms in both sets of experi- ments ( §§ 40 , 62 ) showed that the in - current at that depth has less than half the velocity ...
Page 209
... fathoms ' stratum . In the First set of experiments , the boat moved with the surface - current , but at little more than a quarter its rate ; and this retardation , taken in connection with the distinct Physical and Chemical ...
... fathoms ' stratum . In the First set of experiments , the boat moved with the surface - current , but at little more than a quarter its rate ; and this retardation , taken in connection with the distinct Physical and Chemical ...
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VOL XIX | 1 |
On the Radiation of Heat from the Moon No II By the Earl of Rosse | 9 |
Observations with the Great Melbourne Telescope in a Letter to Prof | 18 |
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