On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Solids- Causes of the Obstruction of Sound - Law of its Intensity - Reflection of Sound Echoes Thunder - Refraction of Sound Interference of Sounds - - ― - 129 SECTION XVII . Vibration of Musical Strings - - Harmonic Sounds - Nodes ...
... Solids- Causes of the Obstruction of Sound - Law of its Intensity - Reflection of Sound Echoes Thunder - Refraction of Sound Interference of Sounds - - ― - 129 SECTION XVII . Vibration of Musical Strings - - Harmonic Sounds - Nodes ...
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... solid sphere , which may be supposed to consist of an infinite number of concentric hollow spheres ( N. 8 ) . This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies are so nearly spherical , and at such ...
... solid sphere , which may be supposed to consist of an infinite number of concentric hollow spheres ( N. 8 ) . This , however , is not the case with a spheroid ( N. 9 ) ; but the celestial bodies are so nearly spherical , and at such ...
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... solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The surface of the sea is , therefore , sphe- roidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it ...
... solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The surface of the sea is , therefore , sphe- roidal , and the surface of the earth only deviates from that figure where it ...
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... solid nucleus , decreasing regularly in density from the centre to the surface , and partially covered by the ocean , because the solid parts , by their cohesion , nearly destroy that part of the centrifugal force which gives the ...
... solid nucleus , decreasing regularly in density from the centre to the surface , and partially covered by the ocean , because the solid parts , by their cohesion , nearly destroy that part of the centrifugal force which gives the ...
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... solid in figure and constitution . The courses of the great rivers , which are in general navigable to a considerable extent , prove that the curvature of the land differs but little from that of the ocean ; and , as the heights of the ...
... solid in figure and constitution . The courses of the great rivers , which are in general navigable to a considerable extent , prove that the curvature of the land differs but little from that of the ocean ; and , as the heights of the ...
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