On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Substances to Magnets of three Kinds - Thermo - Electricity - - SECTION XXXIV . - - ― 330 Magnetism a Dual Power- Antithetic Character of Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism The Earth Paramagnetic · Properties of Paramagnetic Bodies Polarity ...
... Substances to Magnets of three Kinds - Thermo - Electricity - - SECTION XXXIV . - - ― 330 Magnetism a Dual Power- Antithetic Character of Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism The Earth Paramagnetic · Properties of Paramagnetic Bodies Polarity ...
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... substances to fall at the surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is ...
... substances to fall at the surface of the earth . If the earth were a sphere , and at rest , a body would be equally attracted , that is , it would have the same weight at every point of its surface , because the surface of a sphere is ...
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... substances of which it is composed to a state of fusion or of vapour , and that in the course of ages it has cooled down to its present state ; that it is still becoming colder ; and that it will continue to do so till the whole mass ...
... substances of which it is composed to a state of fusion or of vapour , and that in the course of ages it has cooled down to its present state ; that it is still becoming colder ; and that it will continue to do so till the whole mass ...
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... substances would surpass the utmost powers of conception . Dr. Young says that steel would be compressed into one - fourth and stone into one - eighth of its bulk at the earth's centre . However , we are yet ignorant of the laws of ...
... substances would surpass the utmost powers of conception . Dr. Young says that steel would be compressed into one - fourth and stone into one - eighth of its bulk at the earth's centre . However , we are yet ignorant of the laws of ...
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... substances contain a portion of the ethereal medium with which the regions of space are filled . The various hypotheses that have been formed as to the nature and action of the forces which unite the particles of matter , have been ...
... substances contain a portion of the ethereal medium with which the regions of space are filled . The various hypotheses that have been formed as to the nature and action of the forces which unite the particles of matter , have been ...
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