Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1889 |
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... earth , neither more nor less . Moreover , it can be proved that the raiser of the stone had to exert as much energy ... earth , or the earth toward it ; and yet it is quite certain that the stone tends to move toward the earth , and the ...
... earth , neither more nor less . Moreover , it can be proved that the raiser of the stone had to exert as much energy ... earth , or the earth toward it ; and yet it is quite certain that the stone tends to move toward the earth , and the ...
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... earth , and that solar and lunar influences and barometric fluctuations have small effect . The last 40 pages are devoted to earth tremors , which escape notice by reason of their small amplitude ; earth pulsa- tions , which are ...
... earth , and that solar and lunar influences and barometric fluctuations have small effect . The last 40 pages are devoted to earth tremors , which escape notice by reason of their small amplitude ; earth pulsa- tions , which are ...
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... earth might have been taken for their construction . The diameter of the mounds and their distance apart has been ascertained by pacing . * One - third of a mile to the south of the line of mounds , and at a lower level , are situated ...
... earth might have been taken for their construction . The diameter of the mounds and their distance apart has been ascertained by pacing . * One - third of a mile to the south of the line of mounds , and at a lower level , are situated ...
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Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry | 9 |
APPENDIX TO THE SECRETARYS REPORT | 29 |
Shipments received from abroad | 38 |
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