Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 81
... equal , the spectrum is resolved into a certain number of light and dark alternations , which are perfectly fixed , and which to the mind offer a singular contrast to the rapidly moving state of the wheels , and to the variations which ...
... equal , the spectrum is resolved into a certain number of light and dark alternations , which are perfectly fixed , and which to the mind offer a singular contrast to the rapidly moving state of the wheels , and to the variations which ...
Page 83
... equal motions the spectrum was clear and distinct , but travelled in the direction of the wheel having the greatest number of teeth . " When the other wheel was made to move so much faster as to bring an equal number of cogs before the ...
... equal motions the spectrum was clear and distinct , but travelled in the direction of the wheel having the greatest number of teeth . " When the other wheel was made to move so much faster as to bring an equal number of cogs before the ...
Page 421
... equal to one mile . The length of the great Atlantic cable , stretching between Valentia in Ire- land and Newfoundland in America , a distance of 3,500 miles , is 1,858 knots , and each knot , equal to 7 nautical miles , has an ...
... equal to one mile . The length of the great Atlantic cable , stretching between Valentia in Ire- land and Newfoundland in America , a distance of 3,500 miles , is 1,858 knots , and each knot , equal to 7 nautical miles , has an ...
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