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Formation of Tables of Refraction — Terrestrial Refraction — Its Quantity — Instances of Extraordinary Refraction — Reflection - Instances of Extraordinary Reflection — Loss of Light by the Absorbing Power of the Atmosphere - Apparent ...
Formation of Tables of Refraction — Terrestrial Refraction — Its Quantity — Instances of Extraordinary Refraction — Reflection - Instances of Extraordinary Reflection — Loss of Light by the Absorbing Power of the Atmosphere - Apparent ...
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... Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun — Isogeothermal Lines — Line of Perpetual Congelation — Climate — Isothermal Lines — Same quantity of Heat annually received and radiated by the Earth 224 - SECTION XXVI .
... Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun — Isogeothermal Lines — Line of Perpetual Congelation — Climate — Isothermal Lines — Same quantity of Heat annually received and radiated by the Earth 224 - SECTION XXVI .
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... Intensity - Quantity -Static Electricity , and Electricity in Motion — Luminous Effects Mr. Grove on the Electric Arc and Light — Decomposition of Water - Formation of Crystals by Voltaic Electricity - Photo - galvanic Engraving ...
... Intensity - Quantity -Static Electricity , and Electricity in Motion — Luminous Effects Mr. Grove on the Electric Arc and Light — Decomposition of Water - Formation of Crystals by Voltaic Electricity - Photo - galvanic Engraving ...
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In it are combined the sciences of number and quantity , of rest and motion . In it we perceive the operation of a force which is mixed up with everything that exists in the heavens or on earth ; which pervades every atom , rules the ...
In it are combined the sciences of number and quantity , of rest and motion . In it we perceive the operation of a force which is mixed up with everything that exists in the heavens or on earth ; which pervades every atom , rules the ...
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... with velocities given both in quantity and direction ; and supposing the bodies to gravitate to one another with forces that are directly as their masses , and inversely as the squares of the distances , to find the lines described ...
... with velocities given both in quantity and direction ; and supposing the bodies to gravitate to one another with forces that are directly as their masses , and inversely as the squares of the distances , to find the lines described ...
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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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