On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page xi
... Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ...
... Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit - Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ...
Page xiii
... Sir Humphry Davy's Photo- graphic Pictures The Calotype - The Daguerreotype - The Chroma- type- The Cyanotype - Collodion Sir John Herschel's Discoveries in the Chemical Spectrum - M. Becquerel's Discoveries of Inactive Lines in ditto ...
... Sir Humphry Davy's Photo- graphic Pictures The Calotype - The Daguerreotype - The Chroma- type- The Cyanotype - Collodion Sir John Herschel's Discoveries in the Chemical Spectrum - M. Becquerel's Discoveries of Inactive Lines in ditto ...
Page 48
... Sir John Herschel remarks that there are just as many thousands of feet in a degree of the meridian in our latitude as there are days in the year , viz . 365,000 . The Greenwich Observatory is in N. lat . 51 ° 28 ′ 40 ′′ . torial ...
... Sir John Herschel remarks that there are just as many thousands of feet in a degree of the meridian in our latitude as there are days in the year , viz . 365,000 . The Greenwich Observatory is in N. lat . 51 ° 28 ′ 40 ′′ . torial ...
Page 67
... Sir John Herschel , its thickness does not much exceed 100 miles , so that it appears like a plane . By the laws of mechanics , it is impos- sible that this body can retain its position by the adhesion of its particles alone . It must ...
... Sir John Herschel , its thickness does not much exceed 100 miles , so that it appears like a plane . By the laws of mechanics , it is impos- sible that this body can retain its position by the adhesion of its particles alone . It must ...
Page 71
... Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit — Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ...
... Sir John Herschel to the varia- tion in the Excentricity of the Terrestrial Orbit — Difference in the Temperature of the two Hemispheres erroneously ascribed to the Excess in the Length of Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere ...
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61 Cygni action appears atmosphere attraction bismuth bodies cause centre centrifugal force chemical colour comet consequently copper crystal dark degree density diamagnetic diameter diminishes direction disturbing double stars earth ecliptic effect electricity equal equator ethereal medium excentricity Fcap force glass gravitation greater heat hemisphere increase intensity Jupiter latitude length light lines liquid longitude luminous lunar magnetic major axis mass meridian metallic miles moon motion move nearly nebula nodal lines nodes northern hemisphere NOTE nutation observed optic axis orbit oscillations parallax paramagnetic particles passing perihelion periodic phenomena planets plate polarized pole position Post 8vo produced quantity rays reflected refraction refrangible revolution revolving right angles rings rotation round satellites Sir John Herschel solar spectrum space stars substances sun's surface telescope temperature terrestrial tion tourmaline transmitted tricity undulations Uranus vapour variation velocity vibrations Vols Voltaic waves wire Woodcuts