On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
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... insufficient without Observation Direction of the Tidal Wave — Height of Tides — Mass of Moon obtained from her Action on the Tides — Interference of Undulations - Impossibility of a Universal Inundation Currents 91 SECTION XIV .
... insufficient without Observation Direction of the Tidal Wave — Height of Tides — Mass of Moon obtained from her Action on the Tides — Interference of Undulations - Impossibility of a Universal Inundation Currents 91 SECTION XIV .
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Sound — Propagation of Sound illustrated by a Field of Standing Corn Nature of Waves — Propagation of Sound through the Atmosphere Intensity — Noises - A Musical Sound - Quality — Pitch — Extent of Human Hearing - Velocity of Sound in ...
Sound — Propagation of Sound illustrated by a Field of Standing Corn Nature of Waves — Propagation of Sound through the Atmosphere Intensity — Noises - A Musical Sound - Quality — Pitch — Extent of Human Hearing - Velocity of Sound in ...
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Sound — Propagation of Sound illustrated by a Field of Standing Corn Nature of Waves — Propagation of Sound through the Atmosphere Intensity - Noises - A Musical Sound — Quality — Pitch- Extent of Human Hearing Velocity of Sound in Air ...
Sound — Propagation of Sound illustrated by a Field of Standing Corn Nature of Waves — Propagation of Sound through the Atmosphere Intensity - Noises - A Musical Sound — Quality — Pitch- Extent of Human Hearing Velocity of Sound in Air ...
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... and Moon Theory ' insufficient without Observation — Direction of the Tidal Wave — Height of Tides – Mass of Moon obtained from her Action on the Tides Interference of Undulations - Impossibility of a Universal Inundation Currents .
... and Moon Theory ' insufficient without Observation — Direction of the Tidal Wave — Height of Tides – Mass of Moon obtained from her Action on the Tides Interference of Undulations - Impossibility of a Universal Inundation Currents .
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This great wave , which follows all the motions of the moon as far as the rotation of the earth will permit , is modified by the action of the sun , the effects of whose attraction are in every respect like those produced by the moon ...
This great wave , which follows all the motions of the moon as far as the rotation of the earth will permit , is modified by the action of the sun , the effects of whose attraction are in every respect like those produced by the moon ...
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