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SECTION X. Rotation of the Earth invariable · Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature - · Earth originally in a state of Fusion - Length of Day constant Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
SECTION X. Rotation of the Earth invariable · Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature - · Earth originally in a state of Fusion - Length of Day constant Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
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... Differential Telescope - Temperature of Space — Internal Heat of the Earth - - Zone of constant Temperature - Increase of Heat with the Depth — Central Heat — Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun — Isogeothermal ...
... Differential Telescope - Temperature of Space — Internal Heat of the Earth - - Zone of constant Temperature - Increase of Heat with the Depth — Central Heat — Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun — Isogeothermal ...
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By this method it has been found that the mean density of the earth is 5.660 times greater than that of water at the temperature of 62 ° of Fahrenheit's thermometer . The late Mr. Baily , whose accuracy as an experimental philosopher is ...
By this method it has been found that the mean density of the earth is 5.660 times greater than that of water at the temperature of 62 ° of Fahrenheit's thermometer . The late Mr. Baily , whose accuracy as an experimental philosopher is ...
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SECTION X. - Rotation of the Earth invariable Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature — Earth originally in a state of Fusion – Length of Day constant - Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
SECTION X. - Rotation of the Earth invariable Decrease in the Earth's mean Temperature — Earth originally in a state of Fusion – Length of Day constant - Decrease of Temperature ascribed by Sir John Herschel to the variation in the ...
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But , although these circumstances be insufficient , a variation in the mean temperature would certainly occasion a corresponding change in the velocity of rotation . In the science of dynamics it is a principle in a system of bodies or ...
But , although these circumstances be insufficient , a variation in the mean temperature would certainly occasion a corresponding change in the velocity of rotation . In the science of dynamics it is a principle in a system of bodies or ...
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