On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... extreme beauty of the results , and of the means by which these results are obtained . It is nevertheless true , that a sufficient skill in analysis ( N. 3 ) to follow the general outline to see the mutual dependence of the different ...
... extreme beauty of the results , and of the means by which these results are obtained . It is nevertheless true , that a sufficient skill in analysis ( N. 3 ) to follow the general outline to see the mutual dependence of the different ...
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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 ...
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... extreme points by astronomical observations ( N. 125 ) , and then measuring the distance between them in feet or fathoms . The distance thus determined on the surface of the earth , divided by the degrees and parts of a degree contained ...
... extreme points by astronomical observations ( N. 125 ) , and then measuring the distance between them in feet or fathoms . The distance thus determined on the surface of the earth , divided by the degrees and parts of a degree contained ...
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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 . Organised beings , possessing life and all its func- tions , have been discovered so small , that a million of them would occupy less space than a grain of sand . The malleability of gold , the perfume of musk , the odour of ...
... extreme . Organised beings , possessing life and all its func- tions , have been discovered so small , that a million of them would occupy less space than a grain of sand . The malleability of gold , the perfume of musk , the odour of ...
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