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... nearly the same brightness throughout . GEO . M. SEABROKE Temple Observatory , Rugby , October 30 I SEND herewith two sketches of the comet made by me on the mornings of October 23 and 31 , and a few brief particulars which may be of ...
... nearly the same brightness throughout . GEO . M. SEABROKE Temple Observatory , Rugby , October 30 I SEND herewith two sketches of the comet made by me on the mornings of October 23 and 31 , and a few brief particulars which may be of ...
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... nearly so great as it is represented to be , and even when a man is tattooed all over the head , I cannot understand his dying or going mad , as Konstantinos's companions are said to have done . When I was tattooed , I had nearly twenty ...
... nearly so great as it is represented to be , and even when a man is tattooed all over the head , I cannot understand his dying or going mad , as Konstantinos's companions are said to have done . When I was tattooed , I had nearly twenty ...
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... nearly the same as in the homogeneous gun - 28 tons per square inch . Another remark must here be made . Referring to dia- gram C , it is seen that in the case of each hoop the strain decreases rapidly from the inner to the outer circum ...
... nearly the same as in the homogeneous gun - 28 tons per square inch . Another remark must here be made . Referring to dia- gram C , it is seen that in the case of each hoop the strain decreases rapidly from the inner to the outer circum ...
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... nearly all the broad lines have been resolved into pairs or triplets , as have also some of the lines of medium breadth . There are lines , however , like the 3 broad lines between 8500 and 8700 which remain unchanged whatever ...
... nearly all the broad lines have been resolved into pairs or triplets , as have also some of the lines of medium breadth . There are lines , however , like the 3 broad lines between 8500 and 8700 which remain unchanged whatever ...
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... nearly the same difficulty arises when using lenses , but not quite to such a degree . If " a " and A be got in focus at the end of the plate , the swing back being used till this results , and if the lens be placed close to the grating ...
... nearly the same difficulty arises when using lenses , but not quite to such a degree . If " a " and A be got in focus at the end of the plate , the swing back being used till this results , and if the lens be placed close to the grating ...
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