On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... wide extent of creation , and is the cause of the disturbances , as well as of the order of nature ; since every tremor it excites in any one planet B is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system Page.
... wide extent of creation , and is the cause of the disturbances , as well as of the order of nature ; since every tremor it excites in any one planet B is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system Page.
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Mary Somerville. is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system , in oscillations which correspond in their periods with the cause producing them , like sympathetic notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of ...
Mary Somerville. is immediately transmitted to the farthest limits of the system , in oscillations which correspond in their periods with the cause producing them , like sympathetic notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of ...
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... transmitted from one to the other by a telegraphic wire . The oscillations were observed for more than 100 hours continuously , when it was found that the lower pendulum made 23 oscillations more in 24 hours than the upper The ...
... transmitted from one to the other by a telegraphic wire . The oscillations were observed for more than 100 hours continuously , when it was found that the lower pendulum made 23 oscillations more in 24 hours than the upper The ...
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... transmit them to those adjacent , and so on continually . Hence from the successive vibrations of the particles of air the same regular condensations and rarefactions take place as in the field of corn , producing waves throughout the ...
... transmit them to those adjacent , and so on continually . Hence from the successive vibrations of the particles of air the same regular condensations and rarefactions take place as in the field of corn , producing waves throughout the ...
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... transmitted straight forwards , and never returns back again unless when reflected by an opposing obstacle . The vibrations of the aƫrial molecules are always extremely small , whereas the waves of sound vary from a few inches to ...
... transmitted straight forwards , and never returns back again unless when reflected by an opposing obstacle . The vibrations of the aƫrial molecules are always extremely small , whereas the waves of sound vary from a few inches to ...
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