Philosophical Transactions, Volumes 71-120Royal Society of London., 1775 |
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... quantities by converging serieses . Waring . LXXVII . 71 On the resolution of algebraic equations . Wilson . LXXXIX . 265 ALGOL . On the variation of its light . Goodricke . LXXIII . 474 On the same subject . On its obscuration ...
... quantities by converging serieses . Waring . LXXVII . 71 On the resolution of algebraic equations . Wilson . LXXXIX . 265 ALGOL . On the variation of its light . Goodricke . LXXIII . 474 On the same subject . On its obscuration ...
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... An appendix to the above . On the integration of certain differential expressions with which problems in phy- sical astronomy are connected . Woodhouse . XCIV . 19 ATMOSPHERE . * On the quantities of moisture ab- sorbed AST 11 AST.
... An appendix to the above . On the integration of certain differential expressions with which problems in phy- sical astronomy are connected . Woodhouse . XCIV . 19 ATMOSPHERE . * On the quantities of moisture ab- sorbed AST 11 AST.
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Royal Society (Great Britain). ATMOSPHERE . * On the quantities of moisture ab- sorbed by various substances . A journal of atmospheric electricity . Continuation of the above . Ct . Rumford . LXXVII . Vol . Page . 240 € Read . LXXXI ...
Royal Society (Great Britain). ATMOSPHERE . * On the quantities of moisture ab- sorbed by various substances . A journal of atmospheric electricity . Continuation of the above . Ct . Rumford . LXXVII . Vol . Page . 240 € Read . LXXXI ...
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... . LXXVIII . 1 On charging and discharging a glass . Gray . 121 Of an instrument to collect small quantities of electricity . Cavallo . 255 On a doubler of electricity . Vol . Page . ELECTRICITY . * On the conversion EAR 37 ELE.
... . LXXVIII . 1 On charging and discharging a glass . Gray . 121 Of an instrument to collect small quantities of electricity . Cavallo . 255 On a doubler of electricity . Vol . Page . ELECTRICITY . * On the conversion EAR 37 ELE.
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... quantities , by weight , in any mixture of pure spirit and wa- ter , and for determining the proportion , by measure , of each of the two substances in such mixtures . 321 486 Gilpin . LXXXIV . 275 An account of some endeavours to ...
... quantities , by weight , in any mixture of pure spirit and wa- ter , and for determining the proportion , by measure , of each of the two substances in such mixtures . 321 486 Gilpin . LXXXIV . 275 An account of some endeavours to ...
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Page 17 - Six Discourses delivered before the Royal Society at their Anniversary Meetings, on the award of the Royal and Copley Medals ; preceded by an Address to the Society on the progress and prospects of Science, by Sir Humphry Davy, Bart.
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Page 169 - An improved solution of a problem in physical astronomy : by which, swiftly converging series are obtained, which are useful in computing the perturbations of the motions of the Earth, Mars and Venus, by their mutual attraction.
Page 213 - New experimental researches on some of the leading doctrines of caloric, particularly on the relation between the elasticity, temperature, and latent heat of different vapours, and on thermometric admeasurement and capacity.
Page 82 - On a new species of Rhinoceros found in the interior of Africa, the Skull of which bears a close resemblance to that found in a fossil state in Siberia and other countries.
Page 164 - ... and water, to those by measure, and for determining the proportion by measure, of each of the two substances in all such mixtures.
Page 159 - Antimony, n4to. and Copper, from Cornwall; with some Observations upon the various Modes of Attraction, which influence the formation of Mineral Substances, and upon the different kinds of Sulphuret of Copper.
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