Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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... latter , the violet , a still larger number , and greater rapidity of vibration , six hundred and ninety - nine millions of millions , 1,000,000,000,000 X 699 per second . The coloured rays of light are supposed , according to the ...
... latter , the violet , a still larger number , and greater rapidity of vibration , six hundred and ninety - nine millions of millions , 1,000,000,000,000 X 699 per second . The coloured rays of light are supposed , according to the ...
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... latter passes through the bladder and gradually diffuses into the alcohol , so that the liquid in the funnel rises , contrary to the law of gravitation , and might overflow if the tube of the funnel were not long enough . This effect is ...
... latter passes through the bladder and gradually diffuses into the alcohol , so that the liquid in the funnel rises , contrary to the law of gravitation , and might overflow if the tube of the funnel were not long enough . This effect is ...
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... latter is perforated , and the solid bottom on which the charge rests is formed by a piston , with which each tube is fitted . This piston is furnished with a rod , which passes up through the centre of the charge , form- ing a hole ...
... latter is perforated , and the solid bottom on which the charge rests is formed by a piston , with which each tube is fitted . This piston is furnished with a rod , which passes up through the centre of the charge , form- ing a hole ...
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