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... removed from its attachment and laid upon a mercury bath of known temperature . It was then attached to its spindle again , being in this position exposed to the pile , and having a temperature higher than that of the pile by a known ...
... removed from its attachment and laid upon a mercury bath of known temperature . It was then attached to its spindle again , being in this position exposed to the pile , and having a temperature higher than that of the pile by a known ...
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... removed from the greater vibratory power , the sun or the burning magnesium , which originally set it in motion . This opinion is further confirmed when we take into account the large number of substances which may become phos ...
... removed from the greater vibratory power , the sun or the burning magnesium , which originally set it in motion . This opinion is further confirmed when we take into account the large number of substances which may become phos ...
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... removed , the observer , looking down the tube G B , will see at the end a luminous white disc divided vertically into two parts , one half being illuminated by the candle E , and the other half by the lamp F. By moving the candle E ...
... removed , the observer , looking down the tube G B , will see at the end a luminous white disc divided vertically into two parts , one half being illuminated by the candle E , and the other half by the lamp F. By moving the candle E ...
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... removed , except by repolishing and , consequently , refiguring the mirror ; and this involved nearly as great an outlay as the purchase of a new speculum , besides incurring the serious risk of a fine figure being irretrievably lost ...
... removed , except by repolishing and , consequently , refiguring the mirror ; and this involved nearly as great an outlay as the purchase of a new speculum , besides incurring the serious risk of a fine figure being irretrievably lost ...
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... removed without in any way impairing either the figure or polish of the glass speculum , and a fresh one deposited at a trifling cost , thus making the mirror equal to new ; and this may be repeated indefi- nitely . Should the owner ...
... removed without in any way impairing either the figure or polish of the glass speculum , and a fresh one deposited at a trifling cost , thus making the mirror equal to new ; and this may be repeated indefi- nitely . Should the owner ...
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