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In consequence of my residence abroad , I have been deprived of much assistance and information from my scientific friends in England , which would have proved most useful and available under other circumstances .
In consequence of my residence abroad , I have been deprived of much assistance and information from my scientific friends in England , which would have proved most useful and available under other circumstances .
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... Electricity induced by them Proved to be Closed Curves — Analogy and Identity of Electricity and Magnetism · Terrestrial Magnetism Mean Values of the Three Magnetic Elements — Their Variations in Double Progression proved to consist ...
... Electricity induced by them Proved to be Closed Curves — Analogy and Identity of Electricity and Magnetism · Terrestrial Magnetism Mean Values of the Three Magnetic Elements — Their Variations in Double Progression proved to consist ...
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By comparison , Newton proved that the force which occasions the fall of bodies at the earth's surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit by the ...
By comparison , Newton proved that the force which occasions the fall of bodies at the earth's surface is identical with that which retains the moon in her orbit ; and he concluded , that , as the moon is kept in her orbit by the ...
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It has been proved by Newton , that a particle of matter ( N. 6 ) placed without the surface of a hollow sphere ( N. 7 ) is attracted by it in the same manner as if the mass of the hollow sphere , or the whole matter it contains ...
It has been proved by Newton , that a particle of matter ( N. 6 ) placed without the surface of a hollow sphere ( N. 7 ) is attracted by it in the same manner as if the mass of the hollow sphere , or the whole matter it contains ...
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And it is proved , that any variations which do take place are transient , and depend only on the relative positions of the bodies . It is true that , according to theory , the radial disturbing force should permanently alter the ...
And it is proved , that any variations which do take place are transient , and depend only on the relative positions of the bodies . It is true that , according to theory , the radial disturbing force should permanently alter the ...
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2013 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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