On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... separated from the apparent motions of the planets ; the laws of the planetary revolutions have been discovered ; and the discovery of these laws has led to the knowledge of the gravitation ( N. 5 ) of matter . On the other hand ...
... separated from the apparent motions of the planets ; the laws of the planetary revolutions have been discovered ; and the discovery of these laws has led to the knowledge of the gravitation ( N. 5 ) of matter . On the other hand ...
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... separated by long periods . The difficulty was in part obviated , and the principle for accomplishing it esta- blished , by La Place , and has since been extended by M. Poinsot . It appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) ...
... separated by long periods . The difficulty was in part obviated , and the principle for accomplishing it esta- blished , by La Place , and has since been extended by M. Poinsot . It appears that there exists an invariable plane ( N. 80 ) ...
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... separated by interstices ; and it is evident that the smaller the interstitial spaces the greater the density . These spaces appear to be filled with air in some cases , as may be inferred from certain semi - opaque minerals and other ...
... separated by interstices ; and it is evident that the smaller the interstitial spaces the greater the density . These spaces appear to be filled with air in some cases , as may be inferred from certain semi - opaque minerals and other ...
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... particles are more apart , it diminishes ; and , as soon as they are separated by finite or sensible distances , it varies directly as their mass and inversely as the square of SECT . XIV . ULTIMATE PARTICLES OF MATTER . 103.
... particles are more apart , it diminishes ; and , as soon as they are separated by finite or sensible distances , it varies directly as their mass and inversely as the square of SECT . XIV . ULTIMATE PARTICLES OF MATTER . 103.
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... separated without breaking . Instances have occurred where two or three have been so perfectly united , that they have been cut and their edges polished as if they had been fused together ; and so great was the force required to make ...
... separated without breaking . Instances have occurred where two or three have been so perfectly united , that they have been cut and their edges polished as if they had been fused together ; and so great was the force required to make ...
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