On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time instantaneously by means of electricity from one place to another , since it obviates the errors of clocks and chronometers . The eclipses of Jupiter's satellites have been ...
... extreme preci- sion whenever it is possible to convey the time instantaneously by means of electricity from one place to another , since it obviates the errors of clocks and chronometers . The eclipses of Jupiter's satellites have been ...
Page 61
... extreme , because all the elements of the orbit of Uranus were erroneous from the action of Neptune , and those of Neptune's orbit were unknown . In this dilemma it was necessary to form some hypothesis with regard to the unknown planet ...
... extreme , because all the elements of the orbit of Uranus were erroneous from the action of Neptune , and those of Neptune's orbit were unknown . In this dilemma it was necessary to form some hypothesis with regard to the unknown planet ...
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... extreme is not borne out by astronomical observation . It might seem to follow therefore that our planet must have a widely cavernous structure , and that we tread on a crust or shell whose thickness bears a very small proportion to the ...
... extreme is not borne out by astronomical observation . It might seem to follow therefore that our planet must have a widely cavernous structure , and that we tread on a crust or shell whose thickness bears a very small proportion to the ...
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... extreme red and the extreme violet , the interval being perfectly black ; but , if the spectrum be viewed through a certain thickness of the glass intermediate between the two , it will be found that the middle of the red space , the ...
... extreme red and the extreme violet , the interval being perfectly black ; but , if the spectrum be viewed through a certain thickness of the glass intermediate between the two , it will be found that the middle of the red space , the ...
Page 162
... extreme violet there are visible rays of a lavender gray colour , which may be seen by throwing the spectrum on a sheet of paper moistened by the carbonate of soda . The illuminating power of the different rays of the spectrum varies ...
... extreme violet there are visible rays of a lavender gray colour , which may be seen by throwing the spectrum on a sheet of paper moistened by the carbonate of soda . The illuminating power of the different rays of the spectrum varies ...
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