Mathematical and Physical Papers, Volume 2University Press, 1884 - Mathematics |
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... indicated period ( T ) , without giving the Sun a greater rotatory motion than he has , unless ( which is very improbable ) he were previously rotating in a contrary direction round the same axis : and , at only the present rate , it ...
... indicated period ( T ) , without giving the Sun a greater rotatory motion than he has , unless ( which is very improbable ) he were previously rotating in a contrary direction round the same axis : and , at only the present rate , it ...
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... indicates , must , sooner or later , be tested by direct observation . The rate of acceleration ( which for many thousands of years past and to come must remain sensibly constant , if the solar radiation continues so ) , is such that ...
... indicates , must , sooner or later , be tested by direct observation . The rate of acceleration ( which for many thousands of years past and to come must remain sensibly constant , if the solar radiation continues so ) , is such that ...
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... indicate some important practical applications of the theory , especially in esti- mating the dimensions of telegraph wires and cables required for long distances ; and the author reserves a more complete develop- ment and illustration ...
... indicate some important practical applications of the theory , especially in esti- mating the dimensions of telegraph wires and cables required for long distances ; and the author reserves a more complete develop- ment and illustration ...
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... indicate no sensible current until the interval of time correspond- ing to a has elapsed ; although , strictly speaking , the effect at the remote end is instantaneous ( i.e. according to data limited as Y ( I ) regards knowledge of ...
... indicate no sensible current until the interval of time correspond- ing to a has elapsed ; although , strictly speaking , the effect at the remote end is instantaneous ( i.e. according to data limited as Y ( I ) regards knowledge of ...
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... indicate correctly the degree of retardation that is to be expected when signals are to be transmitted through the same amount of wire laid out in a cable of the full length . It follows , that expectations as to the working of a ...
... indicate correctly the degree of retardation that is to be expected when signals are to be transmitted through the same amount of wire laid out in a cable of the full length . It follows , that expectations as to the working of a ...
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